| SHIFT | • shift n. (Historical) A type of women’s undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise. • shift n. A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress. • shift n. A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time. |
| UNSHIFT | • unshift v. (Intransitive) To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard. • unshift v. (Transitive, programming) To add an item to the beginning of an array. • UNSHIFT v. to release the shift key on a typewriter. |
| UPSHIFT | • upshift n. (Automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear. • upshift n. A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc. • upshift v. (Automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear. |
| MANSHIFT | • manshift n. The amount of work that can be done by one person in one work shift. • MANSHIFT n. the work done by one person in one shift. |
| REDSHIFT | • redshift n. (Physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted… • redshift n. (US politics) The statistical bias towards Republican (or Blue Dog) candidates of US federal elections… • red␣shift n. (Astronomy) Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving… |
| BLUESHIFT | • blueshift n. (Physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted… • BLUESHIFT n. a shift of the spectrum towards the blue. |
| DOWNSHIFT | • downshift n. A change of direction or a movement downwards. • downshift n. A reduction in quality or quantity. • downshift n. A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding. |
| GEARSHIFT | • gearshift n. Alternative spelling of gear shift. • gearshift v. (Rare) To shift gears. • gear␣shift n. (Automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it. |
| LOANSHIFT | • loanshift n. The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language. • loanshift n. A word whose meaning has changed in this way. • LOANSHIFT n. the adaptation of a word from one language to another. |
| MAKESHIFT | • makeshift n. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. • makeshift adj. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted. • makeshift n. (Obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person. |
| RANKSHIFT | • rankshift v. (Linguistics) To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one. • rankshift n. The action of rankshifting. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
| TIMESHIFT | • timeshift n. (Plays, films etc.) A change from one time period to another. • timeshift v. To retransmit the programmes of a TV channel at a different time of day. • TIMESHIFT v. to enable (a television programme) to be viewed at a time later than that of its original broadcast. |
| FRAMESHIFT | • frameshift n. A frameshift mutation. • frameshift v. To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible… • FRAMESHIFT n. a term in genetic manipulation, a type of mutation. |