Are you trying to hyphenate shifts? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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An event in which something is displaced without rotation |
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A qualitative change |
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The time period during which you are at work |
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The act of changing one thing or position for another His switch on abortion cost him the election |
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The act of moving from one place to another His constant shifting disrupted the class |
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(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 |
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A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
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The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters |
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A woman's sleeveless undergarment |
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A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
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Make a shift in or exchange of First Joe led Then we switched |
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Change place or direction Shift one's position |
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Move around Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket |
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Move very slightly He shifted in his seat |
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Move from one setting or context to another Shift the emphasis Shift one's attention |
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Change in quality His tone shifted |
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Move and exchange for another Shift the date for our class reunion |
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Move sideways or in an unsteady way The ship careened out of control |
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Move abruptly The ship suddenly lurched to the left |
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Use a shift key on a keyboard She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case |
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Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change Grimm showed how the consonants shifted |
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Change gears You have to shift when you go down a steep hill |
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Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another Switch to a different brand of beer She switched psychiatrists The car changed lanes |