shifts

A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).

A type of women's undergarment, a slip.

“Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.”

A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.

“We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.”

An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.

“There was a shift in the political atmosphere.”

The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.

“Does it come with a stick-shift?”

A bit shift.

The infield shift.

“Teams often use the shift against this lefty.”

(often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.

A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.

A trick, an artifice.

The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.

A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.

In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.

(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.

“We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.”

To change in form or character; swap.

To change position.

“His political stance shifted daily.”

To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.

“We are shifting to America next month.”

To change (clothes, especially underwear).

To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.

To change gears (in a car).

“I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.”

(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.

(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.

To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.

“Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100.”

To remove the first value from an array.

To dispose of.

“How can I shift a grass stain?”

To hurry.

“If you shift, you might make the 2:19.”

To engage in sexual petting.

To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

To practice indirect or evasive methods.

In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.