shift


Meanings

  • an event in which something is displaced without rotation
  • a qualitative change
  • the time period during which you are at work
  • the act of changing one thing or position for another;
  • the act of moving from one place to another;
    • "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
  • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  • make a shift in or exchange of;
  • change place or direction;
  • move around;
  • move very slightly;
    • "He shifted in his seat"
  • move from one setting or context to another;
    • "shift the emphasis"
    • "shift one's attention"
  • change in quality;
    • "His tone shifted"
  • move and exchange for another;
    • "shift the date for our class reunion"
  • move sideways or in an unsteady way;
  • move abruptly;
  • use a shift key on a keyboard;
    • "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
  • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change;
    • "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
  • change gears;
    • "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;
  • SHIFT v -ED, -ING, -S to move from one position to another


Scrabble Score: 11

shift is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

shift is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

shift is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

shift is a valid Words With Friends word