9-Letter Words Containing: SHIF_

• something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

• done or made using whatever is available

• a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one

• a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle

• To shift to a higher gear

• To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.

• A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted at the source.

• a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

• (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• changing position or direction

• lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative