Noun | 1. | shift - an event in which something is displaced without rotation Synonyms: displacement |
2. | shift - a qualitative change Synonyms: transformation, transmutation | |
3. | shift - the time period during which you are at work Synonyms: duty period, work shift | |
4. | shift - the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" | |
5. | shift - the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" Synonyms: shifting | |
6. | shift - (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" | |
7. | shift - a group of workers who work for a specific period of time | |
8. | shift - a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
9. | shift - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | |
Verb | 1. | shift - make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" Synonyms: change over, switch |
2. | shift - change place or direction; "Shift one's position" Synonyms: reposition, dislodge | |
3. | shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" Synonyms: transfer | |
4. | shift - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" | |
5. | shift - move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention" | |
6. | shift - change in quality; "His tone shifted" | |
7. | shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" | |
8. | shift - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" | |
9. | shift - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" | |
10. | shift - use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case" | |
11. | shift - change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" | |
12. | shift - change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" | |
13. | shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" |
SHIFT - Scalable Heterogeneous Integrated Facility Testbed. A parallel processing project at CERN. |