SHIFT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of changing one thing or position for another
   Synonym(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his switch on abortion cost him the election
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • switcheroo (what does switcheroo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switch over (what does switch over mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of moving from one place to another
   Synonym(s)
   • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his constant shifting disrupted the class
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • budge (what does budge mean?)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • dislodge (what does dislodge mean?)
   • reposition (what does reposition mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • careen (what does careen mean?)
   • wobble (what does wobble mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • budge (what does budge mean?)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • dislodge (what does dislodge mean?)
   • reposition (what does reposition mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
   Synonym(s)
   • chemise (what does chemise mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • frock (what does frock mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a woman’’s sleeveless undergarment
   Synonym(s)
   • chemise (what does chemise mean?)
   • shimmy (what does shimmy mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • teddies (what does teddies mean?)
   • teddy (what does teddy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • undergarment (what does undergarment mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a qualitative change
   Synonym(s)
   • transformation (what does transformation mean?)
   • transmutation (what does transmutation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   • modification (what does modification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • improvement (what does improvement mean?)
   • betterment (what does betterment mean?)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • population shift (what does population shift mean?)
   • pyrolysis (what does pyrolysis mean?)
   • sea change (what does sea change mean?)
   • sublimation (what does sublimation mean?)
   • tin pest (what does tin pest mean?)
   • tin disease (what does tin disease mean?)
   • tin plague (what does tin plague mean?)
   • conversion (what does conversion mean?)
   • transition (what does transition mean?)
   • changeover (what does changeover mean?)
   • degeneration (what does degeneration mean?)
   • retrogression (what does retrogression mean?)
   • strengthening (what does strengthening mean?)
   • weakening (what does weakening mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an event in which something is displaced without rotation
   Synonym(s)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • translation (what does translation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • amplitude (what does amplitude mean?)
   • luxation (what does luxation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work force (what does work force mean?)
   • workforce (what does workforce mean?)
   • manpower (what does manpower mean?)
   • hands (what does hands mean?)
   • men (what does men mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • day shift (what does day shift mean?)
   • day watch (what does day watch mean?)
   • evening shift (what does evening shift mean?)
   • night shift (what does night shift mean?)
   • graveyard shift (what does graveyard shift mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (geology) a crack in the earth’’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • geological fault (what does geological fault mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they built it right over a geological fault
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cleft (what does cleft mean?)
   • crevice (what does crevice mean?)
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)
   • scissure (what does scissure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Denali Fault (what does Denali Fault mean?)
   • inclined fault (what does inclined fault mean?)
   • San Andreas Fault (what does San Andreas Fault mean?)
   • strike-slip fault (what does strike-slip fault mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • split up (what does split up mean?)
   • fall apart (what does fall apart mean?)
   • come apart (what does come apart mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the time period during which you are at work
   Synonym(s)
   • duty period (what does duty period mean?)
   • work shift (what does work shift mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hours (what does hours mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • spell (what does spell mean?)
   • tour (what does tour mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • trick (what does trick mean?)
   • watch (what does watch mean?)
   • day shift (what does day shift mean?)
   • evening shift (what does evening shift mean?)
   • swing shift (what does swing shift mean?)
   • night shift (what does night shift mean?)
   • graveyard shift (what does graveyard shift mean?)
   • split shift (what does split shift mean?)

SHIFT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make a shift in or exchange of
   • then we switched”
   Synonym(s)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • First Joe led
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • veer (what does veer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move and exchange for another
   Usage Example(s)
   • shift the date for our class reunion
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
   Synonym(s)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • switch to a different brand of beer
   • She switched psychiatrists
   • The car changed lanes
   Hyponym(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • surf (what does surf mean?)
   • channel-surf (what does channel-surf mean?)
   • leap (what does leap mean?)
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   • diphthongize (what does diphthongize mean?)
   • diphthongise (what does diphthongise mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
4. Meaning
   • change gears
   Usage Example(s)
   • you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gearshift (what does gearshift mean?)
   • gearstick (what does gearstick mean?)
   • shifter (what does shifter mean?)
   • gear lever (what does gear lever mean?)
5. Meaning
   • move from one setting or context to another
   Usage Example(s)
   • shift the emphasis
   • shift one’’s attention
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   • transpose (what does transpose mean?)
   • transplant (what does transplant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • transformation (what does transformation mean?)
   • transmutation (what does transmutation mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
6. Meaning
   • change in quality
   Usage Example(s)
   • His tone shifted
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transformation (what does transformation mean?)
   • transmutation (what does transmutation mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
7. Meaning
   • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
   Usage Example(s)
   • Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
8. Meaning
   • use a shift key on a keyboard
   Usage Example(s)
   • She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • type (what does type mean?)
   • typewrite (what does typewrite mean?)
9. Meaning
   • move abruptly
   Synonym(s)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
   Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • pitching (what does pitching mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • pitching (what does pitching mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • lunge (what does lunge mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • pitching (what does pitching mean?)
10. Meaning
    • change place or direction
    Synonym(s)
    • dislodge (what does dislodge mean?)
    • reposition (what does reposition mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Shift one’’s position
    Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    • displace (what does displace mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • beat down (what does beat down mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
11. Meaning
    • move sideways or in an unsteady way
    Synonym(s)
    • careen (what does careen mean?)
    • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
    • wobble (what does wobble mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The ship careened out of control
    Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rock (what does rock mean?)
    • careen (what does careen mean?)
    • sway (what does sway mean?)
    • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
    • wobble (what does wobble mean?)
    • wobbler (what does wobbler mean?)
    • rock (what does rock mean?)
    • careen (what does careen mean?)
    • sway (what does sway mean?)
    • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
12. Meaning
    • move very slightly
    Synonym(s)
    • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
    • budge (what does budge mean?)
    • stir (what does stir mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • He shifted in his seat
    Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
13. Meaning
    • move around
    Synonym(s)
    • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
    Hypernyms(s) shift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    • displace (what does displace mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • transpose (what does transpose mean?)
    • shunt (what does shunt mean?)
    • carry (what does carry mean?)
    • shuffle (what does shuffle mean?)
    • transship (what does transship mean?)
    • bunker (what does bunker mean?)
    • carry over (what does carry over mean?)
    • carry forward (what does carry forward mean?)
    • remove (what does remove mean?)
    • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
    • translocate (what does translocate mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • shift (what does shift mean?)
    • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
    • transferer (what does transferer mean?)
    • transferrer (what does transferrer mean?)