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shift

noun: an event in which something is displaced without rotation

noun: a qualitative change

noun: the time period during which you are at work

noun: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

noun: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

noun: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

noun: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

noun: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

noun: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"

verb: change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

verb: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

verb: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

verb: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"

verb: change in quality; "His tone shifted"

verb: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"

verb: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

verb: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

verb: use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"

verb: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

verb: change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

verb: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"


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shift

Length: 5 letters

Scrabble value: 11

Words with Friends value: 10

Literati value: 8

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