Dictionary entry details
• SHIFT (noun)
Meaning:
An event in which something is displaced without rotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
shift; displacement
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
translation (a uniform movement without rotation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
luxation (displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ)
amplitude ((physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave)
Meaning:
A qualitative change
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
transformation; shift; transmutation
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
weakening (becoming weaker)
strengthening (becoming stronger)
degeneration; retrogression (passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form)
changeover; conversion; transition (an event that results in a transformation)
tin disease; tin pest; tin plague (the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures)
sublimation ((chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid)
sea change (a profound transformation)
pyrolysis (transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat)
population shift (a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population)
advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)
Meaning:
The time period during which you are at work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
work shift; duty period; shift
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
hours (a period of time assigned for work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
split shift (a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between)
graveyard shift; night shift (the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.))
evening shift; swing shift (the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight))
day shift (the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.))
watch (a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty)
trick (a period of work or duty)
go; spell; tour; turn (a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else))
Holonyms ("shift" is a part of...):
workday; working day (the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage)
Meaning:
The act of changing one thing or position for another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
switching; shift; switch
Context example:
his switch on abortion cost him the election
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
switcheroo (a sudden unexpected switch)
Meaning:
The act of moving from one place to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shifting; shift
Context example:
his constant shifting disrupted the class
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Meaning:
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
geological fault; faulting; fault; fracture; break; shift
Context examples:
they built it right over a geological fault / he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
cleft; crack; crevice; fissure; scissure (a long narrow opening)
Meronyms (parts of "shift"):
fault line ((geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
strike-slip fault (a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally)
inclined fault (a geological fault in which one side is above the other)
Instance hyponyms:
San Andreas Fault (a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes)
Denali Fault (a major open geological fault in Alaska)
Meaning:
A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
crew; gang; work party (an organized group of workmen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shift"):
day shift; day watch (workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.))
evening shift (workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight))
graveyard shift; night shift (workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.))
relay (a crew of workers who relieve another crew)
Holonyms ("shift" is a part of...):
hands; manpower; men; work force; workforce (the force of workers available)
Meaning:
The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shift key; shift
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
key (a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed)
Holonyms ("shift" is a part of...):
typewriter keyboard (a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed)
Meaning:
A woman's sleeveless undergarment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chemise; shimmy; teddy; shift; slip
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)
Meronyms (parts of "shift"):
shoulder strap; strap (a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag)
Meaning:
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chemise; sack; shift
Hypernyms ("shift" is a kind of...):
dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
• SHIFT (verb)
Meaning:
Make a shift in or exchange of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
change over; shift; switch
Context example:
First Joe led; then we switched
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shift"):
veer (shift to a clockwise direction)
back (shift to a counterclockwise direction)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Change place or direction
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
reposition; dislodge; shift
Context example:
Shift one's position
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shift"):
beat down (dislodge from a position)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move around
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
transfer; shift
Context example:
transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shift"):
remove; transfer (shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes)
carry forward; carry over (transfer from one time period to the next)
bunker (transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse)
transship (transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another)
shuffle (move about, move back and forth)
carry (transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication)
shunt (transfer to another track, of trains)
transpose (transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality)
translocate (transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Move very slightly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
budge; stir; agitate; shift
Context example:
He shifted in his seat
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The crowds shift in the streets
Meaning:
Move from one setting or context to another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
shift the emphasis / shift one's attention
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shift"):
transfer; transplant; transpose (transfer from one place or period to another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Change in quality
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
His tone shifted
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Move and exchange for another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
shift the date for our class reunion
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
replace; substitute (put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move sideways or in an unsteady way
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
careen; wobble; tilt; shift
Context example:
The ship careened out of control
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pitch; lurch; shift
Context example:
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Use a shift key on a keyboard
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
type; typewrite (write by means of a keyboard with types)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Domain category:
phonetics (the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Change gears
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
Hypernyms (to "shift" is one way to...):
change; shift; switch (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
switch; change; shift
Context examples:
switch to a different brand of beer / She switched psychiatrists / The car changed lanes
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shift"):
break (change directions suddenly)
cut (make an abrupt change of image or sound)
diphthongise; diphthongize (change from a simple vowel to a diphthong)
jump; leap (pass abruptly from one state or topic to another)
channel-surf; surf (switch channels, on television)
break (change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another)
shift (change gears)
transition (make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
