spell vs shift

spell and shift both are nouns.

spell and shift both are verbs.

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

As nouns, shift is a hypernym of spell; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than spell:

spell: a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
shift: the time period during which you are at work

Other hypernyms of spell include duty period, work shift.

spell (noun)	shift (noun)
a verbal formula believed to have magical force	the act of moving from one place to another
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation	the act of changing one thing or position for another
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition	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

spell (verb)	shift (verb)
take turns working	make a shift in or exchange of
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of	move and exchange for another
indicate or signify	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
place under a spell	move from one setting or context to another
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)	change in quality
relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn	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 spell and shift

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