Synonym: alter, change, substitute, vary. Similar words: lift, drift, fifty, fifth, gifted, fifteen, gift shop, shit. Meaning: [ʃɪft] n. 1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation 2. a qualitative change 3. the time period during which you are at work 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 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 9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment 10. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. v. 1. make a shift in or exchange of 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.
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61, There has been a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress.
62, I detected a subtle shift towards our point of view.
63, The night shift has / have just come off duty.
64, People who work on the night shift are paid more.
65, These changes will shift the balance in higher education more towards science subjects.
66, Come on, there's work to be done - shift yourself.
67, The girl who was following him was told to shift off.
68, He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
69, The thieves couldn't shift any of those stolen colour televisions.
70, Tory-bashing or Labour-bashing will not be enough to shift bored, suspicious voters.
71, We haven't really got enough food for everyone but we'll have to make shift .
72, There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
73, There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries.
74, You're going to have to shift for yourself from now on.
75, We rotate the night shift so no one has to do it all the time.
76, We had no chairs[sentencedict.com], so we had to make shift with old boxes.
77, You have to shift down when you climb up steep hills.
78, The war brought about a shift in the balance of power.
79, I worked the last hour of my shift on autopilot.
79, Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
80, The 1990s have seen a shift to democratic government in Eastern Europe.
81, I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow, so do you think you could cover my shift for me?
82, The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.
83, There's been a shift in government thinking on genetically-modified food.
84, I tried working on the night shift for a while, but I just couldn't hack it.
85, Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
86, Have you been able to switch your shift with anyone?
87, They'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight.
88, It's hard to shift gear when you come home after a busy day at work.
89, I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a short period of time.
90, Public opinion was beginning to shift to the right .
More similar words: lift, drift, fifty, fifth, gifted, fifteen, gift shop, shit, T-shirt, cash in, fishing, fashion, cash in on, ownership, membership, leadership, old-fashioned, citizenship, scholarship, partnership, championship, relationship.