- 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Shift Source: opted
- 2. a. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles. Source: opted
- 3. a. Adapted or used for shifting anything. Source: opted
- 4. adj. continuously varying Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. changing position or direction Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. (of soil) unstable Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the act of moving from one place to another Source: wordnet
- 8. 1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles. 2. Adapted or used for shifting anything. Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes. -- Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side of a vessel to another as safety requires. -- Shifting center. See Metacenter. -- Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under Switch. Source: webster
- 9. j:74/n:26 s. continuously varying s. changing position or direction s. (of soil) unstable Source: ecdict
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