Shift (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A qualitative change.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The company's decision to focus on sustainability marked a significant shift in its business model.
- The paradigm shift in the scientific community led to a reevaluation of previously accepted theories.
- The country's economic shift from manufacturing to service-based industries has had a profound impact on employment.
- After her mother's passing, she experienced a profound emotional shift and began to reevaluate her priorities.
- The cultural shift towards greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals has been a long time coming.
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- Betterment
- Degeneration
- Weakening
- Population Shift
- Sublimation
- Improvement
- Transition
- Tin Disease
- Conversion
- Pyrolysis
- Strengthening
- Tin Pest
- Retrogression
- Sea Change
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Meaning 4
(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 5
The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 7
The time period during which you are at work.
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 8
An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 9
The act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 10
A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.