Meaning

• Noun

  1. A movement to do something, a beginning.
  2. An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
  3. (obsolete) A share, a portion assigned on division.
  4. A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise.
  5. A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.
  6. A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
  7. The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
  8. Alternative spelling of Shift (“a modifier button of computer keyboards”).
  9. A control code or character used to change between different character sets.
  10. A control code or character used to change between different character sets.
  11. A bit shift.
  12. An infield shift.
  13. The act of kissing passionately.
  14. A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.
  15. A trick, an artifice.
  16. The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
  17. A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
  18. A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
  19. In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
  20. A period of time in which one's consciousness resides in another reality, usually achieved through meditation or other means.
  21. (slang) be done; ruined

• Verb