Other Words for Shift

Shift Noun Synonyms
move, change position, edge, budge, relocate, rearrange, transpose, switch
Shift the picture slightly to the left. Marla shifted over closer to me on the bench. I almost broke my leg because you shifted the chair as I was about to sit on it.

Shift Verb Synonyms
change, movement, switch, transfer, swerve, deflection, veer
Owing to a wind shift, it became impossible to maneuver among the rocks.

hours, stint, schedule, workforce, relay, crew, cadre, staff, workers, squad, team, corps, group, party, gang
I prefer to work the morning shift. The night shift comes on at 1600.

smock, chemise, muu-muu, caftan or kaftan
A light cotton shift is the most comfortable thing to wear in such scorching weather.

sell, market, move
The object of advertising is to shift merchandise.

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Bradshaw Shift

Entertainment / Literature / Bradshaw Shift: Not to be confused with the Great Vowel Shift, the Bradshaw Shift is a suggested alteration to the order of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, one which differs radically from the manuscript tradition. Chauc MORE

Great Vowel Shift

Entertainment / Literature / Great Vowel Shift: A remarkable change in the pronunciation of English, thought to have occurred largely between 1400 and 1450. Much of Middle English poetry (including all the works of Chaucer, Gower, Langland, and the MORE

Jockey Shifter

Technology / Motorcycle / Jockey Shifter: A motorcycle shift lever that is controlled by a rider?€™s hand (instead of a foot) and which sits either behind the rider?€™s leg or is mounted on the fuel tank. It is shorter than a Suicide MORE

Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK)

Technology / Computers / Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK): A method of modulating digital signals using four phase states to code two digital bits per phase shift. MORE

Illegal Shift

Entertainment / Football / Illegal Shift: On offense, only one person is allowed to be in motion at the snap. If not, it is an illegal shift. MORE

Butterfly Shift

Business / Finance / Butterfly Shift: A nonparallel shift in the yield curve involving the height of the curve. MORE