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According to WordNet, the noun "shift" has 10 sense(s).

109278537 (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust".

100196084 the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election".

103013438 a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist.

115291801 the time period during which you are at work.

100331655 the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class".

103013580 a woman's sleeveless undergarment.

108218393 a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time.

104193377 the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters.

107444668 an event in which something is displaced without rotation.

107359599 a qualitative change.


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