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shift vs shuffle

shuffle vs shift

shift and shuffle both are nouns.

shift and shuffle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shift Yes No Yes No
shuffle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shuffle is a hyponym of shift; that is, shuffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shift:
  • shift: move around
  • shuffle: move about, move back and forth
Other hyponyms of shift include transpose, shunt, carry, transship, bunker, carry forward, carry over, remove, transfer, translocate.
shift (noun) shuffle (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another the act of mixing cards haphazardly
the act of changing one thing or position for another walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
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) shuffle (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
move and exchange for another walk by dragging one's feet
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another move about, move back and forth
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 shuffle

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