shift vs shift

shift and shift both are nouns.

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

As verbs, shift is a hyponym of shift; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shift:

Other hyponyms of shift include transition, break, channel-surf, surf, jump, leap, diphthongise, diphthongize, cut, break.

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

Other hypernyms of shift include change, switch.

shift (noun)	shift (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of moving from one place to another
the act of changing one thing or position for another	the act of changing one thing or position for another
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters	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	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
a qualitative change	a qualitative change
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time	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	(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	the time period during which you are at work

shift (verb)	shift (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	make a shift in or exchange of
move and exchange for another	move and exchange for another
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
move from one setting or context to another	move from one setting or context to another
change in quality	change in quality
change gears	change gears
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
use a shift key on a keyboard	use a shift key on a keyboard
change place or direction	change place or direction
move very slightly	move very slightly
move around	move around
move abruptly	move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way	move sideways or in an unsteady way