Synonyms: switch, switching, shift
Definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another
Usage: his switch on abortion cost him the election
Similar words: change
Definition: the action of changing something
Usage: the change of government had no impact on the economy; his change on abortion cost him the election
Definition: the act of moving from one place to another
Usage: his constant shifting disrupted the class
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: chemise, shift, sack
Definition: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Synonyms: shift, shimmy, slip, chemise, teddy
Definition: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Similar words: undergarment, unmentionable
Definition: a garment worn under other garments
Definition: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Similar words: key
Definition: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Synonyms: shift, transformation, transmutation
Definition: a qualitative change
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Synonyms: displacement, shift
Definition: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Similar words: translation
Definition: a uniform movement without rotation
Synonyms: shift
Definition: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Similar words: crew, gang, work party
Definition: an organized group of workmen
Synonyms: fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, break, shift
Definition: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Usage: they built it right over a geological fault; he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Synonyms: shift, work shift, duty period
Definition: the time period during which you are at work
Synonyms: change over, shift, switch
Definition: make a shift in or exchange of
Usage: First Joe led; then we switched
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: shift
Definition: move and exchange for another
Usage: shift the date for our class reunion
Similar words: exchange, replace, interchange, substitute
Definition: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Usage: the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt; substitute regular milk with fat-free milk; synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Synonyms: shift
Definition: change gears
Usage: you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
Similar words: switch, change, shift
Definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Usage: switch to a different brand of beer; She switched psychiatrists; The car changed lanes
Synonyms: shift
Definition: move from one setting or context to another
Usage: shift the emphasis; shift one's attention
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: shift
Definition: change in quality
Usage: His tone shifted
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: shift
Definition: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
Usage: Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: shift
Definition: use a shift key on a keyboard
Usage: She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
Similar words: type, typewrite
Definition: write by means of a keyboard with types
Usage: type the acceptance letter, please
Definition: move abruptly
Usage: The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: shift, reposition, dislodge
Definition: change place or direction
Usage: Shift one's position
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: careen, tilt, shift, wobble
Definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way
Usage: The ship careened out of control
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: budge, shift, stir, agitate
Definition: move very slightly
Usage: He shifted in his seat
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: move around
Usage: transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant