| 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. |
| FISHIFIED | • fishified v. Simple past tense and past participle of fishify. • FISHIFY v. (Shakespeare) to turn into fish. |
| FISHIFIES | • fishifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishify. • FISHIFY v. (Shakespeare) to turn into fish. |
| 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. |
| MANSHIFTS | • manshifts n. Plural of manshift. • MANSHIFT n. the work done by one person in one shift. |
| 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. |
| REDSHIFTS | • redshifts n. Plural of redshift. • red␣shifts n. Plural of red shift. • REDSHIFT n. the displacement of the light a receding object emits toward the red end of the spectrum. |
| SHIFTABLE | • shiftable adj. That can be shifted. • SHIFTABLE adj. capable of being shifted. |
| SHIFTIEST | • shiftiest adj. Superlative form of shifty: most shifty. • SHIFTY adj. evasive. |
| SHIFTINGS | • shiftings n. Plural of shifting. • SHIFTING n. the act of shifting. |
| SHIFTLESS | • shiftless adj. Lazy, unmotivated. • shiftless adj. Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. • shiftless adj. Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means. |
| SHIFTWORK | • shiftwork n. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. • shiftwork n. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation. • shift␣work n. Alternative spelling of shiftwork. |
| 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. |
| UNSHIFTED | • unshifted adj. Not shifted. • UNSHIFT v. to release the shift key on a typewriter. |
| UPSHIFTED | • upshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of upshift. • UPSHIFT v. to shift an automotive vehicle into a higher gear. |