shift in English

noun

1

a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

a shift of wind took us by surprise

synonyms: movement, move, transference, transport, transposition, relocation, change, alteration, adjustment, amendment, variation, modification, revision, reversal, retraction, U-turn

2

one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.

the night shift

synonyms: stint, stretch, spell of work

3

a woman's straight, unwaisted dress.

Today she is wearing a simple shift dress and no make-up and the sight of her looking so ordinary and conventional is indeed slightly shocking.

4

an ingenious or devious device or stratagem.

the thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master

verb

1

move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

I shift the weight back to the other leg

synonyms: move, slide, slip, be displaced

noun

movement, move, transference, transport, transposition, relocation
change, alteration, adjustment, amendment, variation, modification, revision, reversal, retraction, U-turn
stint, stretch, spell of work
workers, crew, gang, team, squad, patrol
transmutation, transformation
chemise, slip, teddy, shimmy
displacement
fault, fracture, break
chemise, sack
switch, switching
shift key
shifting

verb

change, move, veer, stir, lurch, dislodge, tilt, switch, transfer
change, alter, adjust, vary, modify, revise, reverse, retract, do a U-turn
move, slide, slip, be displaced
veer, alter, change, turn, swing round
change, switch
stir, budge, agitate
lurch, pitch
dislodge, reposition
tilt, wobble, careen
switch, change over
transfer

Use "shift" in a sentence

1. Shift work.

2. 16 Disable a previous shift up or shift down.

3. The way that biculturals shift in response to cultural primes: integrated biculturals shift Assimilatively, whereas conflicted biculturals shift contrastively

4. Left bit shift

5. Shift capstan bars.

6. Third Shift (after midnight

7. Adjusted gear-shift lever

8. It will never shift.

9. Not on my shift.

10. Don't try to shift!

11. And this shift in mindset also requires a shift in the assumptions that we carry.

12. Capturing The Renewable Energy Shift

13. Using phase shift key modulation.

14. 15.01 Adjusted gear-shift lever

15. To change the alignment, press Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows or Chrome OS) or ⌘ + Shift + L (Mac).

16. The night shift are arriving.

17. The night shift starts at

18. .the backward shift (“Backshift”) operator

19. 10.04 Adjusted gear-shift lever

20. I got the night shift.

21. That car can really shift!

22. To wit, a paradigm shift.

23. Early shift at the Stowaway?

24. Ben works the day shift.

25. Shall I shift the chairs?

26. So take my shift, alright?

27. Arrowing a shift changes the …

28. Custodian -3rd Shift Harper College Harper College is seeking applicants for the Custodian -3rd Shift position

29. To KZ - 28 vibrator, shift gears realized by the shift gears valve on the operator's panel.

30. Past research on attribution biases finds that BII influences the way that biculturals shift in response to cultural primes: integrated biculturals shift Assimilatively, whereas conflicted biculturals shift …

31. Chambray Shift Shirt Dress for Women

32. Occasionally he will get in early to see the morning shift or stay late for the night shift.

33. Position: Craftsperson – Mold maker 2nd shift

34. b. using phase shift key modulation.

35. Modern detergents will shift most stains.

36. I'm on the early shift tomorrow.

37. yeah, i work the night shift.

38. 3rd Shift Custodians ← Back to Jobs

39. The supply curve would shift out.

40. b. Using phase shift key modulation.

41. I'm, uh, starting a new shift.

42. The Boehmist Shift to Universalism 5.5

43. He refused to shift his ground .

44. Shift change at 1 Police Plaza.

45. The night shift was just arriving.

46. (b) Using phase shift key modulation.

47. Can you shift the levitation beam?

48. Select Help > Shortcuts in the application menu or press Ctrl + Shift + / (Windows) or Alt + Cmd + Shift + / (Mac).

49. Firefox 2.0 users need to press the key combination Shift + Alt (for example: Shift + Alt + 0 for Home).

50. In general, because repeated iteration corresponds to a shift, the transfer operator, and its adjoint, the Koopman operator can both be interpreted as shift operators action on a shift space.