switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
shift shifting | the act of moving from one place to another, his constant shifting disrupted the class |
chemise sack shift | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
column pillar a | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
column pillar | a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
column chromatography column | a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography, a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands |
lally lally column | support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete |
shift key shift | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lowerase letters to upperase letters |
shift register | (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
column | any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body |
spinal column vertebral column spine backbone back rachis | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord, the fall broke his back |
column | a page or text that is vertically divided, the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject, the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns |
column editorial newspaper column | an article giving opinions or perspectives |
agony column | a newspaper column devoted to personal problems |
transformation transmutation shift | a qualitative change |
population shift | a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population |
shift displacement | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
shift | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
day shift day watch | workers who work during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift | workers who work during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | workers who work during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
fifth column Trojan horse | a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage, an enemy in your midst |
column | a line of units following one after another |
column | a vertical array of numbers or other information, he added a column of numbers |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (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 |
Doppler effect Doppler shift | change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other |
red shift redshift | (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum), generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding |
column chromatography | chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders |
column inch inch | a unit of measurement for advertising space |
column tower pillar | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower, the test tube held a column of white powder, a tower of dust rose above the horizon, a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite |
shift work shift duty period | the time period during which you are at work |
day shift | the work shift during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift swing shift | the work shift during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | the work shift during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
split shift | a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
shift | move and exchange for another, shift the date for our class reunion |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
shift b | change gears, you have to shift when you go down a steep hill |
shift | move from one setting or context to another, shift the emphasis, shift one's attention |
shift | change in quality, His tone shifted |
shift c | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change, Grimm showed how the consonants shifted |
shift | use a shift key on a keyboard, She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case |
lurch pitch shift | move abruptly, The ship suddenly lurched to the left |
shift dislodge reposition | change place or direction, Shift one's position |
careen wobble shift tilt | move sideways or in an unsteady way, The ship careened out of control |
stir shift budge agitate | move very slightly, He shifted in his seat |