shift
definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another
example: The shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural based society was an important step on the road to modern organized production.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
switch
definition: the act of moving from one place to another
example: The student's constant shifts disrupted the class.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
shifting
definition: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
example:
speech part: noun
definition: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
slip
definition: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
example: MY SHIFT BUTTON IS BROKEN AND NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM YELLING AT THEM.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
shift key
definition: a qualitative change
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
transformation
transmutation
definition: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
displacement
definition: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
example: No one wanted to be on the overnight shift, even though it paid better.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
fault
definition: the time period during which you are at work
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
work shift
duty period
definition: make a shift in or exchange of
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
change over
definition: move and exchange for another
example: shift the date for our class reunion
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
switch
definition: change gears
example: You have to shift down when you go up a steep hill.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: move from one setting or context to another
example: shift the emphasis
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: change in quality
example: The speaker's tone shifted as the speech turned to more serious matters.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
example: Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: use a shift key on a keyboard
example: i could not shift so all my letters are written in lower case.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: move abruptly
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
pitch
definition: change place or direction
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
reposition
dislodge
definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way
example:
speech part: verb
definition: move very slightly
example: I shifted in my seat.
speech part: verb
definition: move around
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
transfer