key shift

  • 11Shift key — The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate upper characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row below the home row. The shift key s name originated from… …

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  • 12shift key — noun the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower case letters to upper case letters • Syn: ↑shift • Hypernyms: ↑key • Part Holonyms: ↑typewriter keyboard * * * noun : a typewriter key used for shifting * * * …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 13shift — ▪ I. shift shift 1 [ʆɪft] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES one of the set periods of time during each day and night when a group of workers in a factory etc are at work before being replaced by another group of workers: • She works an eight… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 14shift — I UK [ʃɪft] / US verb Word forms shift : present tense I/you/we/they shift he/she/it shifts present participle shifting past tense shifted past participle shifted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if an idea, attitude, or plan shifts, or if… …

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  • 15shift — shift1 [ ʃıft ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your body or a part of your body slightly, for example because you are bored: The children are shifting uncomfortably in their seats. shift your weight: Martha shifted her weight… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16shift — shiftingly, adv. shiftingness, n. /shift/, v.t. 1. to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas. 2. to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the …

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  • 17shift key — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shift key : singular shift key plural shift keys computing the key that you press on a computer keyboard when you want to write a capital letter …

    English dictionary

  • 18shift — [[t]ʃɪft[/t]] v. t. 1) to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the blame[/ex] 2) to put aside and replace by another; change or exchange: to shift ideas[/ex] 3) aum to change (gears) from one ratio or arrangement… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19shift — shift1 W3 [ʃıft] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(change attention)¦ 3¦(change opinion)¦ 4 shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody) 5¦(costs/spending)¦ 6¦(dirt/marks)¦ 7¦(in a car)¦ 8¦(sell)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sciftan …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20shift — 1 verb 1 MOVE a) (I, T) to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this: Jonas stood and listened, shifting uncomfortably from one foot to another. | The sun had shifted around to the west. | She shifted her gaze from me… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English