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shift [n]

1)	an event in which something is displaced without rotation

Synonyms :

displacement

See Also:

translation change change_over amplitude luxation

2)	a qualitative change

Synonyms :

transformation transmutation

3)	the time period during which you are at work

Synonyms :

duty_period work_shift

See Also:

hours workday go trick watch day_shift evening_shift graveyard_shift split_shift

4)	the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

Synonyms :

switch switching

See Also:

change swap change_over alternate change exchange switcheroo

5)	the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

Synonyms :

shifting

See Also:

motion agitate dislodge lurch careen

6)	(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"

Synonyms :

break fault fracture geological_fault

7)	a group of workers who work for a specific period of time

Synonyms :

8)	a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Synonyms :

chemise shimmy slip teddies teddy

See Also:

undergarment shoulder_strap

9)	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Synonyms :

chemise sack

See Also:

dress

shift [v]

1)	make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"

Synonyms :

change_over switch

See Also:

alter displacement back veer

2)	change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

Synonyms :

dislodge reposition

See Also:

displace beat_down

3)	move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

Synonyms :

transfer

See Also:

displace transferer transpose shunt carry shuffle transship bunker carry_forward remove translocate

4)	move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

Synonyms :

agitate budge stir

See Also:

move

5)	move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"

Synonyms :

See Also:

alter transfer

6)	change in quality; "His tone shifted"

Synonyms :

See Also:

change

7)	move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"

Synonyms :

See Also:

replace displacement

8)	move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

Synonyms :

careen tilt wobble

See Also:

move careen wobble wobbler

9)	move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

Synonyms :

lurch pitch

See Also:

move lurch lunge

10)

use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"

Synonyms :

See Also:

type

11)

change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

Synonyms :

See Also:

change phonetics

12)

change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

Synonyms :

See Also:

change gear_lever

13)

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"

Synonyms :

change switch

See Also:

change change displacement break channel-surf jump diphthongise cut break

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

Scalable Heterogeneous Integrated Facility Testbed. A parallel processing project at CERN.

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