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Synonyms of SHIFTS

Valid in Scrabble US · 12 points

SHIFTS: definition and more

58 synonyms in 23 meanings 53 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of SHIFTS by meaning

noun

  1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

  2. a qualitative change

  3. the time period during which you are at work

    Also: work shift, duty period.

  4. the act of changing one thing or position for another

  5. the act of moving from one place to another

  6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    Also: geological fault.

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

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

    Also: shift key.

  9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

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

verb

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

    Also: change over.

  2. change place or direction

  3. move around

  4. move very slightly

  5. move from one setting or context to another

  6. change in quality

  7. move and exchange for another

  8. move sideways or in an unsteady way

  9. move abruptly

  10. use a shift key on a keyboard

  11. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

  12. change gears

  13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another