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slip vs shift

shift vs slip

slip and shift both are nouns.

slip and shift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slip Yes No Yes No
shift Yes No Yes No
As nouns, slip and shift are synonyms defined as:
  • slip and shift: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Other synonyms of slip include chemise, shimmy, teddy.
slip (noun) shift (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air the act of moving from one place to another
a socially awkward or tactless act the act of changing one thing or position for another
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
an unexpected slide a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
a woman's sleeveless undergarment an event in which something is displaced without rotation
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow a qualitative change
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
a small sheet of paper (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a slippery smoothness the time period during which you are at work
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
a place where a craft can be made fast
a young and slender person
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
slip (verb) shift (verb)
fall to a lower standard make a shift in or exchange of
move out of position move and exchange for another
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
to make a mistake or be incorrect move from one setting or context to another
pass out of one's memory change in quality
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner change gears
move stealthily change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
move easily use a shift key on a keyboard
move smoothly and easily change place or direction
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion move very slightly
pass on stealthily move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way
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