Habitually travelling; itinerant.

The quality of being shiftful.

(historical) A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise. / A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.

(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To move from one place to another; to redistribute. / (transitive, figuratively) To change in form or character; swap. / (intransitive) To change position.

present participle of shift

A shift or change; a shifting movement. / (linguistics) The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.

simple past tense and past participle of shift

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shift

plural of shift

(computing) 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).