shift vs sublimation
sublimation vs shiftshift and sublimation both are nouns.
shift is a verb but sublimation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| sublimation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sublimation is a hyponym of
shift; that is, sublimation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
shift:
- shift: a qualitative change
- sublimation: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
Other hyponyms of shift include
advance, betterment, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, sea change, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, changeover, conversion, transition, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening.
| shift (noun) | sublimation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of moving from one place to another | (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable |
| the act of changing one thing or position for another | (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid |
| 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) | sublimation (verb) |
|---|---|
| make a shift in or exchange of | |
| 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 |
Words related to "shift"
- Denali Fault
- San Andreas Fault
- advance
- agitate
- alter
- alteration
- amplitude
- back
- beat down
- betterment
- break
- budge
- bunker
- careen
- carry
- carry forward
- carry over
- change
- change over
- changeover
- channel-surf
- chemise
- cleft
- commute
- conversion
- convert
- crack
- crevice
- crew
- cut
- day shift
- day watch
- degeneration
- diphthongise
- diphthongize
- dislodge
- displace
- displacement
- dress
- duty period
- evening shift
- exchange
- fault
- fault line
- faulting
- fissure
- fracture
- frock
- gang
- geological fault
- geology
- go
- graveyard shift
- hands
- hours
- improvement
- inclined fault
- interchange
- jump
- key
- leap
- lurch
- luxation
- manpower
- men
- modification
- modify
- motion
- move
- movement
- night shift
- phonetics
- pitch
- population shift
- pyrolysis
- relay
- remove
- replace
- reposition
- retrogression
- sack
- scissure
- sea change
- shift
- shift key
- shifter
- shifting
- shifty
- shimmy
- shoulder strap
- shuffle
- shunt
- slip
- spell
- split shift
- stir
- strap
- strengthening
- strike-slip fault
- sublimation
- substitute
- surf
- swing shift
- switch
- switch up
- switcheroo
- switching
- teddy
- tilt
- tin disease
- tin pest
- tin plague
- tour
- transfer
- transformation
- transition
- translation
- translocate
- transmutation
- transplant
- transpose
- transship
- trick
- turn
- type
- typewrite
- typewriter keyboard
- undergarment
- unmentionable
- veer
- watch
- weakening
- wobble
- work force
- work party
- work shift
- workday
- workforce
- working day
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