How To Spell shift?
How to Pronounce shift?
Correct pronunciation for the word "shift" is [ʃˈɪft], [ʃˈɪft], [ʃ_ˈɪ_f_t].
Definition of shift
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To move; to change place or direction; to give place to other things; to change clothes; to resort to expedients; to practise indirect methods; to change position or quarters.
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A change; a turning from one thing to another; an expedient tried in difficulty; a last resource; fraud; artifice; a chemise.
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To change; to alter; to change clothes. To shift about, to turn quite round. To shift off, to defer; to put away.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for shift?
What is the present tense of Shift?
What is the past tense of Shift?
What is the adverb for shift?
The adverb form of the word "shift" is "shiftily".
What is the adjective for shift?
The adjective form of the word "shift" is "shifting".
Usage over time for shift:
This graph shows how "shift" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of shift?
The plural of the "shift" can be the "shifts".
What is the singular form of shift?
The singular of the "shift" can be the "shift".
Synonyms for Shift:
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v.
• switch, fluctuate- bottom out ,
- hem and haw ,
- dislocate ,
- drift ,
- alter ,
- flip-flop ,
- do up ,
- cook .
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n.
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- impose .
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- gown ,
- cocktail dress ,
- evening dress ,
- frock ,
- formal ,
- dirndl .
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- about-face .
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- clock in ,
- come in ,
- ft ,
- clock off ,
- clock-watching .
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- drop .
- gang .
- agitate ,
- break ,
- chemise ,
- budge ,
- change over .
- bout .
- artifice ,
- gambit ,
- dodge ,
- equivocation ,
- craft ,
- hoax ,
- contrivance .
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