shifts
Moves or changes
Shifts are changes in position, direction, or state.
A shift in the wind, a shift in policy, a shift in someone's mood.
To shift is to move something or change its position: She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
In driving, you shift gears.
A shift is also a scheduled work period: the night shift, I'm working a double shift.
As a garment, a shift is a simple, loose-fitting dress.
Change from one state
- alterationAct of modifying
- modificationAct of altering something
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
pivot · flip · swing · fluctuation · variation · realignment · rearrangement · reversal
Overnight work schedule
- dayshiftWork period during sunlight
- graveyardPlot for interring the dead
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- rotationTurning on an axis
roster · overtime · timesheet · schedule · staffing · coverage · handover · changeover
Smooth continuous movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- budgeShift or relent
- scootDepart hastily
shuffle · drift · veer · swerve · displace · reposition · lateral · sideways
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- stickThin piece of wood
- manualWritten instructions for use
automatic · sequential · paddle · synchromesh · downshift · upshift · neutral · reverse
Lock-opening device
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- uppercaseCapital letter form
- lowercaseUncapitalized letter form
- modifierWord altering another
caps · alt · hotkey · shortcut · character · symbol · input · toggle
Arranged list of events
- rosterList of members
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
- rotationTurning on an axis
- calendarDate-tracking system
periods · cycles · coverage · allocation · availability · bookings · assignments · planning
transition
Change from one state
- alterationAct of modifying
- modificationAct of altering something
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
switch · pivot · flip · swing · fluctuation · variation · realignment · rearrangement · reversal · turnaround
nightshift
Overnight work schedule
- dayshiftWork period during sunlight
- graveyardPlot for interring the dead
- swingSuspended recreational seat
rotation · roster · overtime · timesheet · schedule · staffing · coverage · handover · changeover · relief
slide
Smooth continuous movement
scoot · shuffle · drift · veer · swerve · displace · reposition · lateral · sideways · weight
transmission
Sending of information
manual · automatic · sequential · paddle · synchromesh · downshift · upshift · neutral · reverse · drive
key
Lock-opening device
modifier · caps · alt · hotkey · shortcut · character · symbol · input · toggle · combination
timetable
Arranged list of events
calendar · periods · cycles · coverage · allocation · availability · bookings · assignments · planning · arrangements
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, fixes, tuning
- fluctuationsfluctuations, oscillations, variations, swings, waves
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- work hourswork hours, overtime, office hours, work schedules, workweek
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
shiftsstillness
Complete lack of motion
stasis · stays · fixedness · immobility · stability
shiftspersists
Carries on stubbornly
endures · stabilizes · maintains · continues · holds steady
- night shiftOvernight work period
- shift workerPerson working set periods
- shift gearsAlter one's approach abruptly
- stick shiftHand-operated gear selector
- swing shiftsWork schedules between day and night
- day shiftWork period during sunlight
shift, shifted, shifting, shifty, shiftless, gearshift, shifter, stick shift, shifters