Typewriter Key Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "SHIFT" which means:

noun
• • An event in which something is displaced without rotation
• • A qualitative change
• • The time period during which you are at work
• • The act of changing one thing or position for another
• • The act of moving from one place to another
• • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• • A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
• • The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
• • A woman's sleeveless undergarment
• • A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
verb
• • Make a shift in or exchange of
• • Change place or direction
• • Move around
• • Move very slightly
• • Move from one setting or context to another
• • Change in quality
• • Move and exchange for another
• • Move sideways or in an unsteady way
• • Move abruptly
• • Use a shift key on a keyboard
• • Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
• • Change gears
• • Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

An example sentence would be:

• • "Please shift the furniture to the left side of the room."
• • "He shifted his focus from studies to work."

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