DICTOMETER

SHIFT

1. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   • Displacement
   Definitions:
   • an event in which something is displaced without rotation
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Transformation
   • Transmutation
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • a qualitative change
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   • Work shift
   • Duty period
   Definitions:
   • the time period during which you are at work
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Switch
   • Switching
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • the act of changing one thing or position for another
   Examples:
   • His switch on abortion cost him the election
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   • Shifting
   Definitions:
   • the act of moving from one place to another
   Examples:
   • His constant shifting disrupted the class
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Fault
   • Faulting
   • Geological fault
   • Shift
   • Fracture
   • Break
   Definitions:
   • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   Examples:
   • They built it right over a geological fault
   • He studied the faulting of the earth's crust
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Shift key
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Chemise
   • Shimmy
   • Shift
   • Slip
   • Teddy
   Definitions:
   • a woman's sleeveless undergarment
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Chemise
    • Sack
    • Shift
    Definitions:
    • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Switch
   • Change over
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • make a shift in or exchange of
   Examples:
   • First Joe led
   • Then we switched
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   • Dislodge
   • Reposition
   Definitions:
   • change place or direction
   Examples:
   • Shift one's position
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Transfer
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • move around
   Examples:
   • Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Stir
   • Shift
   • Budge
   • Agitate
   Definitions:
   • move very slightly
   Examples:
   • He shifted in his seat
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • move from one setting or context to another
   Examples:
   • Shift the emphasis
   • Shift one's attention
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • change in quality
   Examples:
   • His tone shifted
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • move and exchange for another
   Examples:
   • Shift the date for our class reunion
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Careen
   • Wobble
   • Shift
   • Tilt
   Definitions:
   • move sideways or in an unsteady way
   Examples:
   • The ship careened out of control
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Lurch
   • Pitch
   • Shift
   Definitions:
   • move abruptly
   Examples:
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Shift
    Definitions:
    • use a shift key on a keyboard
    Examples:
    • She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Shift
    Definitions:
    • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
    Examples:
    • Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Shift
    Definitions:
    • change gears
    Examples:
    • You have to shift when you go down a steep hill
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Switch
    • Shift
    • Change
    Definitions:
    • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
    Examples:
    • Switch to a different brand of beer
    • She switched psychiatrists
    • The car changed lanes