Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
advance | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
shift (noun) | advance (noun) |
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the act of moving from one place to another | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
the act of changing one thing or position for another | increase in price or value |
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |
a woman's sleeveless undergarment | a movement forward |
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters | a change for the better; progress in development |
an event in which something is displaced without rotation | an amount paid before it is earned |
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 |
shift (adjective) | advance (adjective) |
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being ahead of time or need | |
situated ahead or going before |
shift (verb) | advance (verb) |
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make a shift in or exchange of | develop in a positive way |
move and exchange for another | rise in rate or price |
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | increase or raise |
move from one setting or context to another | develop further |
change in quality | bring forward for consideration or acceptance |
change gears | obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
use a shift key on a keyboard | cause to move forward |
change place or direction | move forward |
move very slightly | pay in advance |
move around | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
move abruptly | contribute to the progress or growth of |
move sideways or in an unsteady way |