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Results for: "shift"

Translating from English to Japanese

Translations:

shift — change of workers
→ 交代 (kōtai)
→ クルー (kurū)
shift — act of shifting
→ 移動 (idō)
→ 転換 (tenkan)

More translations:

shift
→ 移す
shift
→ 転ずる
shift
→ 取り除く
shift
→ 転換
shift
→ 交替
shift
→ 交替勤務時間

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 10

  1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

    Synonymsdisplacement

  2. a qualitative change

    Synonymstransformationtransmutation

  3. the time period during which you are at work

    Synonymswork shiftduty period
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  1. the act of changing one thing or position for another

    • “his switch on abortion cost him the election”
    Synonymsswitchswitching

  2. the act of moving from one place to another

    • “his constant shifting disrupted the class”
    Synonymsshifting

  3. (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”
    Synonymsfaultfaultinggeological faultfracturebreak

  4. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

  5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

    Synonymsshift key

  6. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    Synonymschemiseshimmyslipteddy

  7. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

    Synonymschemisesack

VERB 13

  1. make a shift in or exchange of; then we switched"

    • “First Joe led”
    Synonymsswitchchange over

  2. change place or direction

    • “Shift one's position”
    Synonymsdislodgereposition

  3. move around

    • “transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket”
    Synonymstransfer
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  1. move very slightly

    • “He shifted in his seat”
    Synonymsstirbudgeagitate

  2. move from one setting or context to another

    • “shift the emphasis”
    • “shift one's attention”

  3. change in quality

    • “His tone shifted”

  4. move and exchange for another

    • “shift the date for our class reunion”

  5. move sideways or in an unsteady way

    • “The ship careened out of control”
    Synonymscareenwobbletilt

  6. move abruptly

    • “The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
    Synonymslurchpitch

  7. use a shift key on a keyboard

    • “She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case”

  8. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

    • “Grimm showed how the consonants shifted”

  9. change gears

    • “you have to shift when you go down a steep hill”

  10. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

    • “switch to a different brand of beer”
    • “She switched psychiatrists”
    • “The car changed lanes”
    Synonymsswitchchange