frock vs shift

frock and shift both are nouns.

frock and shift both are verbs.

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

As nouns, shift is a hyponym of frock; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frock:

frock: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
shift: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Other hyponyms of frock include caftan, kaftan, chemise, sack, coatdress, cocktail dress, sheath, dirndl, gown, jumper, pinafore, pinny, kirtle, morning dress, Mother Hubbard, muumuu, polonaise, saree, sari, shirtdress, strapless, sundress, mini dress, peasant dress.

frock (noun)	shift (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice	the act of moving from one place to another
a habit worn by clerics	the act of changing one thing or position for another
a long, loose outer garment	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

frock (verb)	shift (verb)
put a frock on	make a shift in or exchange of
	move and exchange for another
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	move from one setting or context to another
	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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