shift

1. A movement to do something, a beginning. (countable, uncountable)
2. An act of shifting; a slight movement or change. (countable, uncountable) · There was a shift in the political atmosphere.· c. 1620-1626, Henry Wotton, letter to Nicholas Pey My going to Oxford was not merely for shift of air.
3. A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise. (countable, uncountable) · Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.
4. A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress. (countable, uncountable)
5. A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time. (countable, uncountable) · We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.
6. The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle. (US, countable, uncountable) · Does it come with a stick-shift?
7. A control code or character used to change between different character sets. (countable, uncountable)
8. An instance of the use of such a code or character. (countable, uncountable)

Plural shifts