Shift Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The New Yorker · 2026-10-26

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(noun)

  1. the act of transfering something from one form to another
  2. the act of moving something from one location to another
  3. transferring ownership
  4. application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
  5. a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
  6. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

(verb)

  1. transfer from one place or period to another
  2. send from one person or place to another
  3. lift and reset in another soil or situation
  4. move around
  5. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
  6. change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
  7. cause to change ownership
  8. move from one place to another
  9. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

(noun)

  1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
  2. the act of moving from one place to another
  3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  4. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
  6. a qualitative change
  7. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
  8. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  9. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  10. the time period during which you are at work

(verb)

  1. make a shift in or exchange of
  2. move and exchange for another
  3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
  4. change gears
  5. move from one setting or context to another
  6. change in quality
  7. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
  8. use a shift key on a keyboard
  9. move abruptly
  10. change place or direction
  11. move sideways or in an unsteady way
  12. move very slightly
  13. move around

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    The New Yorker · Oct 26, 2026

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