shift vs displace

shift is a noun but displace is not a noun.

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

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of shift; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than shift:

shift: change place or direction
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of shift include move.

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of shift; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than shift:

shift: move around
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of shift include move.

shift (noun)	displace (noun)
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)	displace (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
move and exchange for another	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	take the place of or have precedence over
move from one setting or context to another	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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