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English to English noun
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an event in which something is displaced without rotation |  | source: wordnet30
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a qualitative change |  | source: wordnet30
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the time period during which you are at work |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of changing one thing or position for another |  | Example: his switch on abortion cost him the election
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the act of moving from one place to another |  | Example: his constant shifting disrupted the class
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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |  | Example: they built it right over a geological fault he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
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a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |  | source: wordnet30
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the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters |  | source: wordnet30
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment |  | source: wordnet30
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a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |  | source: wordnet30
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The act of shifting. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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make a shift in or exchange of |  | Example: First Joe led; then we switched
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change place or direction |  | Example: Shift one's position
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move around |  | Example: transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
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move very slightly |  | Example: He shifted in his seat
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move from one setting or context to another |  | Example: shift the emphasis shift one's attention
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change in quality |  | Example: His tone shifted
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move and exchange for another |  | Example: shift the date for our class reunion
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move sideways or in an unsteady way |  | Example: The ship careened out of control
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| 20 |
move abruptly |  | Example: The ship suddenly lurched to the left
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| 21 |
use a shift key on a keyboard |  | Example: She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
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change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change |  | Example: Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
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change gears |  | Example: you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |  | Example: switch to a different brand of beer She switched psychiatrists The car changed lanes
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion. |  | source: webster1913
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To divide; to distribute. |  | source: webster1913
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