shift

• move very slightly
• (geology) a crack in the earth´s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• move sideways or in an unsteady way
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
• make a shift in or exchange of
• a woman´s sleeveless undergarment
• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• To divide
• change place or direction
• To change the place of
• an event in which something is displaced without rotation
• the time period during which you are at work
• move around
• To change the position of
• move abruptly
• a qualitative change
• the act of changing one thing or position for another
• the act of moving from one place to another
• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
• move from one setting or context to another
• change in quality
• move and exchange for another
• use a shift key on a keyboard
• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
• change gears
• To exchange for another of the same class
• To change the clothing of
• To put off or out of the way by some expedient
• The act of shifting
• The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing
• Something frequently shifted
• The change of one set of workmen for another
• In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints
• A breaking off and dislocation of a seam
• A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin

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