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shift

move

Related forms: shift · 5 words in this dictionary

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5 words

to move or change from one position, direction, or focus to another

Shared component: shift · move

Lacking in ambition, energy, or determination; lazy and idle.

shift+less

Shared component: shift · move

The quality of appearing deceitful, evasive, or untrustworthy.

shift+i+ness

Shared component: shift · move

Appearing deceitful or untrustworthy

shift+y

Shared component: shift · move

(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) increased in wavelength, shifted towards the red end of the spectrum, typically as a result of the Doppler effect or the expansion of the universe.

red+shift+ed

Shared component: shift · move