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shunt vs shift

shift vs shunt

shunt and shift both are nouns.

shunt and shift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shunt Yes No Yes No
shift Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shift is a hypernym of shunt; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than shunt:
  • shunt: transfer to another track, of trains
  • shift: move around
Other hypernyms of shunt include transfer.
shunt (noun) shift (noun)
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body the act of moving from one place to another
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current the act of changing one thing or position for another
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to 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
shunt (verb) shift (verb)
transfer to another track, of trains make a shift in or exchange of
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt 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
Difference between shunt and shift

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