Synonyms and Antonyms of shift
synonym (synonym of shift)
- (noun.object)(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
- (noun.artifact)the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters (noun.artifact)
hypernym (shift IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time (noun.group)an organized group of workmen (noun.group)
- a qualitative change (noun.event)an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event)
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment (noun.artifact)a garment worn under other garments (noun.artifact)
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation (noun.event)a uniform movement without rotation (noun.event)
- move abruptly (verb.motion)move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
- move and exchange for another (verb.change)put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)
- the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act)the action of changing something (noun.act)
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters (noun.artifact)a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed (noun.artifact)
- the time period during which you are at work (noun.time)a period of time assigned for work (noun.time)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shift relation)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object)
- (noun.object)a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object)
- (noun.group)workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) (noun.group)
- a qualitative change (noun.event)a change for the better; progress in development (noun.event)
- (noun.event)a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population (noun.event)
- (noun.event)(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid (noun.event)
- (noun.event)the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures (noun.event)
- (noun.event)an event that results in a transformation (noun.event)
- (noun.event)passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form (noun.event)
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation (noun.event)(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave (noun.event)
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (verb.change)make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) (verb.change)
- (verb.communication)change from a simple vowel to a diphthong (verb.communication)
- make a shift in or exchange of (verb.change)shift to a counterclockwise direction (verb.change)
- move around (verb.motion)transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality (verb.motion)
- (verb.motion)transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication (verb.motion)
- (verb.motion)transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another (verb.motion)
- move from one setting or context to another (verb.change)transfer from one place or period to another (verb.change)
- the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act)a sudden unexpected switch (noun.act)
- (noun.time)a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty (noun.time)
- (noun.time)the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) (noun.time)
- (noun.time)a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between (noun.time)
instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shift relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object)
- (noun.object)a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object)
part holonym (PART OF relation)
- (noun.location)(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location)
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment (noun.artifact)a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag (noun.artifact)
part meronym (HAS PART relation)
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time (noun.group)the force of workers available (noun.group)
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters (noun.artifact)a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed (noun.artifact)
- the time period during which you are at work (noun.time)the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage (noun.time)
verb group (shift is verb group of ....)
derivation (.... is derived from shift)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
- change gears (verb.change)a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears (noun.artifact)
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (verb.change)an event in which something is displaced without rotation (noun.event)
- (noun.event)an event in which something is displaced without rotation (noun.event)
- move from one setting or context to another (verb.change)a qualitative change (noun.event)
- (verb.change)change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)
domain category (shift is domain category of ....)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change (verb.change)the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis (noun.cognition)
