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Moderateshift
The correct spelling is shift.
How to pronounce shift
/ʃɪft/
nounIPA: /ʃɪft/
Say it like: Shi-ft
The correct spelling is shift. A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously). For example: "Just last week she bought a new shift at the market."
Usage Examples
“Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.”
“We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.”
“There was a shift in the political atmosphere.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).
- 2.A type of women's undergarment, a slip.
- 3.A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
- 4.An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
- 5.The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
verb
- 1.(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
- 2.To change in form or character; swap.
- 3.To change position.
- 4.To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
- 5.To change (clothes, especially underwear).
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