Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spell | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
spell (noun) | shift (noun) |
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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) |
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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 |