Shift is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SHIFT in dictionary:

VERB:
• to move from one position to another
• move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance
• change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
• change in emphasis, direction, or focus
• move quickly
• move from a place or rouse oneself from a state of inactivity
• move (data) to the right or left in a register
• remove (a stain)
• sell (something)
• eat or drink (something) hastily or in large amounts.
• change gear in a vehicle
• be evasive or indirect
• To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
• To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
• To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
• To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
• To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
• To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
• The act of shifting.
• The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
• Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman\'s under-garment; a chemise.
• The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
• In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
• A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
• A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
• make a shift in or exchange of
• change place or direction
• move around
• move very slightly
• move from one setting or context to another
• change in quality
• move and exchange for another
• move sideways or in an unsteady way
• move abruptly
• use a shift key on a keyboard
• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
• change gears
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
• move
• change the position of one's body, especially because one is nervous or uncomfortable
NOUN:
• a slight change in position, direction, or tendency
• the displacement of spectral lines.
• a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to switch between two sets of characters or functions, principally between lower- and upper-case letters.
• the gear lever or gear-changing mechanism in a vehicle.
• the positioning of successive rows of bricks so that their ends do not coincide.
• a movement of the digits of a word in a register one or more places to left or right, equivalent to multiplying or dividing the corresponding number by a power of whatever number is the base.
• a change of position by two or more players before the ball is put into play.
• each of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay
• the group of people who work during a particular shift
• a long, loose-fitting undergarment.
• an ingenious or devious device or stratagem
• an event in which something is displaced without rotation
• a qualitative change
• the time period during which you are at work
• the act of changing one thing or position for another
• the act of moving from one place to another
• (geology) a crack in the earth\'s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
• a woman\'s sleeveless undergarment
• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• shifting
• a woman's straight unwaisted dress.

Words related to SHIFT

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Words that contain SHIFT

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How to use SHIFT in a sentence

• We are troubled on every side, yet are we not without shift.
• If at a halt, at the first command shift the weight of the body to the right leg.
• He worked Joe into the ground every day, and when he waved with a small smile and walked away at the end of the shift, his head was high and he seemed untouched.
• I can also shift it from one part of the field to the other, and even turn it upside down.
• Your weight should shift toward the direction in which you are hitting at the moment of impact, and you should have your feet planted firmly.
• Some accident must have befallen her, and the kitten was trying to shift for herself.
• When the lady made her perilous leap she was clad only in her shift.
• The movement is so rapid and the men shift their ground so quickly that there is no telling where to find them.
• Methinks when I have taken counsel with them I can make shift to slip down the wooden shaft of that pier, and so hold parley with thee.
• There were six men in it, and they were making what shift they could to guide it into the cove between the outer rocks.
• He was on the night shift, and they found him in bed.
• People had to shift, to grasp opportunities as they were presented, MacRae knew.
• But though taken at a great disadvantage, and with odds of seven to one against them, the Guides made shift to be ready for the onslaught.
• One of these was saving for a trip to Europe, and chose the night shift because she found it less strenuous than the day.
• Then they made shift to tend his wound, and, comforting him with food and drink, left him to sleep and recover.
• When these precautions have been duly taken, the men will shift over in obedience to the command.
• On the 10th day of September I shall shift the axis of the earth until the North Pole shall be in the region of Strassburg and the South Pole in New Zealand.
• Both armies were destitute of artillery, except two small pieces on the side of the French, and a single gun which the English seamen made shift to draw up from the landing place.
• Double-bladed paddles are frequently used, so shift of paddle is made from side to side of the canoe without a change of hands.
• The big tent would be too much to strike and shift.
• Its scenes shift rapidly and its actors play the game of life fearlessly and like men.
• We do not shift our Parliaments with so much gaiety.
• Her master saw it in the poise of her head, in the shift of her ears, and in her tender way of feeling for his hand.
• No symptoms of revival appearing to reward my efforts, I left them to shift for themselves.
• If you hear of her, send me word how she makes a shift there.
• A moment later the shift was made, and once more the Mars was scudding before the storm.
• If Fred thought he was taking out a wife who would make shift, and put up pleasantly with annoyances, he was mistaken.

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