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shift vs shunt

shunt vs shift

shift and shunt both are nouns.

shift and shunt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shift Yes No Yes No
shunt Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shunt is a hyponym of shift; that is, shunt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shift:
  • shift: move around
  • shunt: transfer to another track, of trains
shift (noun) shunt (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
the act of changing one thing or position for another a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
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) shunt (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of transfer to another track, of trains
move and exchange for another provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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 shunt

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