shift vs transpose

shift and transpose both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of shift include transfer, transplant.

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

shift: move around
transpose: transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

shift (noun)	transpose (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
the act of changing one thing or position for another
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)	transpose (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	change the order or arrangement of
move and exchange for another	change key
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	cause to change places
move from one setting or context to another	exchange positions without a change in value
change in quality	transfer from one place or period to another
change gears	put (a piece of music) into another key
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
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