shift vs transfer

shift and transfer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of shift include transplant, transpose.

As verbs, shift and transfer are synonyms defined as:

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

shift: move around
transfer: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

shift (noun)	transfer (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of moving something from one location to another
the act of changing one thing or position for another	transferring ownership
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	the act of transferring something from one form to another
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters	a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
an event in which something is displaced without rotation	someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
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)	transfer (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	transfer from one place or period to another
move and exchange for another	send from one person or place to another
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	move around
move from one setting or context to another	shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
change in quality	change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
change gears	lift and reset in another soil or situation
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	cause to change ownership
use a shift key on a keyboard	move from one place to another
change place or direction	transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way