All shift synonyms
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- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- evasion β The action of evading something.
- fast one β a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- quiddity β the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
- gimmick β an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
- castling β the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- mutability β liable or subject to change or alteration.
- curvation β the action of curving or bending
- changeover β A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- whistlestop β (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- movableness β The quality or state of being movable; mobility.
- covin β a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another
- civvies β People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform.
- multiplicity β a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.
- migration β the process or act of migrating.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- displacement β the act of displacing.
- adaptation β An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
- whatsit β whatsis.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- cunningness β skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- midcourse correction β a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket, or space vehicle at some point between the beginning and end of the journey.
- convection β Convection is the process by which heat travels through air, water, and other gases and liquids.
verb shift
- fare β the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- displace β to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- have it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- fork out β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- commit β If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- migrate β to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- mucking β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- have a hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- factoring β one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- come and go β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- displant β to dislodge.
- budge β If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement.
- humping β a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- worm β Write-Once Read-Many
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.