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modification vs shift

shift vs modification

modification and shift both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while shift is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modification Yes No No No
shift Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shift is a hyponym of modification; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:
  • modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  • shift: a qualitative change
Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.
modification (noun) shift (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) the act of moving from one place to another
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy the act of changing one thing or position for another
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase 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
modification (verb) shift (verb)
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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