A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).
A type of women's undergarment, a slip.
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
A bit shift.
The infield shift.
(often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.
A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.
A trick, an artifice.
The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
To change in form or character; swap.
To change position.
To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
To change (clothes, especially underwear).
To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
To change gears (in a car).
(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
To remove the first value from an array.
To dispose of.
To hurry.
To engage in sexual petting.
To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
To practice indirect or evasive methods.
In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.