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back vs shift

shift vs back

back and shift both are nouns.

back is an adjective but shift is not an adjective.

back and shift both are verbs.

back is an adverb but shift is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
back Yes Yes Yes Yes
shift Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shift is a hypernym of back; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than back:
  • back: shift to a counterclockwise direction
  • shift: make a shift in or exchange of
Other hypernyms of back include change over, switch.
back (noun) shift (noun)
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage the act of moving from one place to another
the side that goes last or is not normally seen the act of changing one thing or position for another
a support that you can lean against while sitting a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body a woman's sleeveless undergarment
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine an event in which something is displaced without rotation
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord a qualitative change
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(football) a person who plays in the backfield (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
the time period during which you are at work
back (adjective) shift (adjective)
related to or located at the back
of an earlier date
located at or near the back of an animal
back (verb) shift (verb)
establish as valid or genuine make a shift in or exchange of
strengthen by providing with a back or backing move and exchange for another
shift to a counterclockwise direction lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
place a bet on move from one setting or context to another
travel backward change in quality
cause to travel backward change gears
support financial backing for change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
be behind; approve of use a shift key on a keyboard
give support or one's approval to change place or direction
be in back of move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way
back (adverb) shift (adverb)
at or to or toward the back or rear
in or to or toward a past time
in repayment or retaliation
in or to or toward a former location
in or to or toward an original condition
in reply
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