fracture vs shift

shift vs fracture

fracture and shift both are nouns.

fracture and shift both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fracture	Yes	No	Yes	No
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fracture and shift are synonyms defined as:

fracture and shift: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Other synonyms of fracture include break, fault, faulting, geological fault.

fracture (noun)	shift (noun)
the act of cracking something	the act of moving from one place to another
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other	the act of changing one thing or position for another
breaking of hard tissue such as bone	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
	the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
	a qualitative change
	a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
	(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

fracture (verb)	shift (verb)
fracture a bone of	make a shift in or exchange of
become fractured	move and exchange for another
violate or abuse	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
break into pieces	move from one setting or context to another
interrupt, break, or destroy	change in quality
	change gears
	change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
	use a shift key on a keyboard
	change place or direction
	move very slightly
	move around
	move abruptly
	move sideways or in an unsteady way

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