shift vs frock

shift and frock both are nouns.

shift and frock both are verbs.

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

As nouns, frock is a hypernym of shift; that is, frock is a word with a broader meaning than shift:

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

Other hypernyms of shift include dress.

shift (noun)	frock (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
the act of changing one thing or position for another	a habit worn by clerics
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a long, loose outer garment
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)	frock (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	put a frock on
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

Difference between shift and frock

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