Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: shifting

'shifting'

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

Examples:
his constant shifting disrupted the class

'shifting'

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

Examples:
First Joe led; then we switched

'shifting'

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

Examples:
Shift one's position

'shifting'

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

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

'shifting'

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

Examples:
He shifted in his seat

'shifting'

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

Examples:
shift the emphasis
shift one's attention

'shifting'

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

Examples:
His tone shifted

'shifting'

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

Examples:
shift the date for our class reunion

'shifting'

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

Examples:
The ship careened out of control

'shifting'

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

Examples:
The ship suddenly lurched to the left

'shifting'

[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

'shifting'

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

Examples:
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted

'shifting'

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

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

'shifting'

[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

'shifting'

[shifting.s.01] as in: continuously varying

Examples:
taffeta with shifting colors

'shifting'

[shifting.s.02] as in: changing position or direction

Examples:
he drifted into the shifting crowd
their nervous shifting glances
shifty winds

'shifting'

[shifting.s.03] as in: (of soil) unstable

Examples:
shifting sands
unfirm earth