Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
agitate | No | No | Yes | No |
shift (noun) | agitate (noun) |
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the act of moving from one place to another | |
the act of changing one thing or position for another | |
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 |
shift (verb) | agitate (verb) |
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make a shift in or exchange of | change the arrangement or position of |
move and exchange for another | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | move very slightly |
move from one setting or context to another | move or cause to move back and forth |
change in quality | try to stir up public opinion |
change gears | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for |
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 |