Hypernyms for "shift"
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advance
amplitude
back
beat down
betterment
break
bunker
carry
carry forward
carry over
changeover
channel-surf
conversion
cut
day shift
day watch
degeneration
diphthongise
diphthongize
evening shift
go
graveyard shift
improvement
inclined fault
jump
leap
luxation
night shift
population shift
pyrolysis
relay
remove
retrogression
sea change
shift
shuffle
shunt
spell
split shift
strengthening
strike-slip fault
sublimation
surf
swing shift
switcheroo
tin disease
tin pest
tin plague
tour
transfer
transition
translocate
transplant
transpose
transship
trick
turn
veer
watch
weakening
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.