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shift vs interchange

interchange vs shift

shift and interchange both are nouns.

shift and interchange both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shift Yes No Yes No
interchange Yes No Yes No
As verbs, interchange is a hypernym of shift; that is, interchange is a word with a broader meaning than shift:
  • shift: move and exchange for another
  • interchange: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Other hypernyms of shift include exchange, replace, substitute.
shift (noun) interchange (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another the act of changing one thing for another thing
the act of changing one thing or position for another mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
a woman's sleeveless undergarment a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
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) interchange (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
move and exchange for another cause to change places
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another give to, and receive from, one another
move from one setting or context to another put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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 interchange

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