Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: shift, shift_key, shifting, work_shift

'shift'

[shift.n.01] as in: an event in which something is displaced without rotation

'shift'

[transformation.n.01] as in: a qualitative change

'shift'

[shift.n.03] as in: the time period during which you are at work

'shift'

[switch.n.07] as in: the act of changing one thing or position for another

Examples:
his switch on abortion cost him the election

'shift'

[shift.n.05] as in: the act of moving from one place to another

Examples:
his constant shifting disrupted the class

'shift'

[fault.n.04] as in: (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

'shift'

[shift.n.07] as in: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

'shift'

[shift_key.n.01] as in: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

'shift'

[chemise.n.01] as in: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

'shift'

[chemise.n.02] as in: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

'shift'

[switch.v.04] as in: make a shift in or exchange of

Examples:
First Joe led; then we switched

'shift'

[shift.v.02] as in: change place or direction

Examples:
Shift one's position

'shift'

[transfer.v.04] as in: move around

Examples:
transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket

'shift'

[stir.v.02] as in: move very slightly

Examples:
He shifted in his seat

'shift'

[shift.v.05] as in: move from one setting or context to another

Examples:
shift the emphasis
shift one's attention

'shift'

[shift.v.06] as in: change in quality

Examples:
His tone shifted

'shift'

[shift.v.07] as in: move and exchange for another

Examples:
shift the date for our class reunion

'shift'

[careen.v.02] as in: move sideways or in an unsteady way

Examples:
The ship careened out of control

'shift'

[lurch.v.02] as in: move abruptly

Examples:
The ship suddenly lurched to the left

'shift'

[shift.v.10] as in: use a shift key on a keyboard

Examples:
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case

'shift'

[shift.v.11] as in: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

Examples:
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted

'shift'

[shift.v.12] as in: change gears

Examples:
you have to shift when you go down a steep hill

'shift'

[switch.v.03] as in: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

Examples:
switch to a different brand of beer
She switched psychiatrists
The car changed lanes

Origins

					shift (English)
└── sciftan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))