| noun | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
| noun | a qualitative change |
| noun | the time period during which you are at work |
| noun | the act of changing one thing or position for another “his switch on abortion cost him the election” |
| noun | the act of moving from one place to another “his constant shifting disrupted the class” |
| noun | (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” |
| noun | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
| noun | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters |
| noun | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
| noun | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
| verb | make a shift in or exchange of “First Joe led; then we switched” |
| verb | change place or direction “Shift one's position” |
| verb | move around “transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket” |
| verb | move very slightly “He shifted in his seat” |
| verb | move from one setting or context to another “shift the emphasis” |
| verb | change in quality “His tone shifted” |
| verb | move and exchange for another “shift the date for our class reunion” |
| verb | move sideways or in an unsteady way “The ship careened out of control” |
| verb | move abruptly “The ship suddenly lurched to the left” |
| verb | use a shift key on a keyboard “She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case” |
| verb | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change “Grimm showed how the consonants shifted” |
| verb | change gears “you have to shift when you go down a steep hill” |
| verb | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another “switch to a different brand of beer” |
| shift | verb | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
| switch | verb | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
| shifty | adjective | changing position or direction |
| fracture | verb | break into pieces |
| break | verb | become separated into pieces or fragments |
| switch | noun | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
| switching | noun | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
| shift | noun | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
| shifting | noun | the act of moving from one place to another |
| transferrer | noun | someone who transfers something |
| careen | noun | pitching dangerously to one side |
| wobble | noun | an unsteady rocking motion |
| wobbler | noun | something that wobbles |
| tilt | noun | pitching dangerously to one side |
| lurch | noun | the act of moving forward suddenly |
| pitch | noun | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| pitching | noun | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| shifter | noun | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears |