Means and Shift

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Shift and means are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

Usage example: desperate shifts to stave off financial disaster

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Means and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Means" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

similar	similar means	similar shift
obvious	obvious means	obvious shift
actual	actual means	actual shift
real	real means	real shift
Other adjectives: violent, extreme, main, new, different.

Ser Addam Marbrand is one of the most capable men in the Westerlands which means his liege lord would shift him from one problem area to the next.

Source: Deconstructed Character Archetype / A Song of Ice and Fire
Given that she's still just an intern going through her residency, that probably means that she's the only member of the Blackgate medical staff working the night shift on Christmas Eve.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Origins
This means that if someone is sneaking up on him, the music will shift to sneaky music (makes it really hard for him to sneak up on anyone not deaf, though).

Source: Medium Awareness

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