shift, n.
(shifts)
freq. cnt. 18
(shifts)
freq. cnt. 18
a qualitative change
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
shift transformation transmutation
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
displacement shift
the act of changing one thing or position for another
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
shift switch switching
sample sentences
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the time period during which you are at work
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
duty period shift work shift
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the act of moving from one place to another
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
shift shifting
sample sentences
"his constant shifting disrupted the class"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
<noun.artifact>
chemise sack shift
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hypernym
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
<noun.artifact>
chemise shift shimmy slip teddy
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
<noun.artifact>
shift shift key
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
<noun.group>
shift
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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
break fault faulting fracture geological fault shift
sample sentences
"they built it right over a geological fault""he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
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