Shift and Unit

Shift

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

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

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

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Shift and unit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Unit".

Nearby Word: unitary

full	full shift	full unit
complete	complete shift	complete unit
original	original shift	original unit
single	single shift	single unit
Other adjectives: actual, entire, large, main, new, experimental, major, extra, last, different.

In the Cartesian coordinate system, also known as an XY graph, this is plotted out as a shift one unit right, and one unit up.

Source: Video Game / Thomas Was Alone
Somewhat averted in Empire and Napoleon; they're the numerically smallest cavalry unit at full strength, and due to the fundamental shift in field warfare they're more of a (valuable) support unit.

Source: Four-Star Badass
Homicide: Life on the Street: Colonel Barnfather is Captain and then Colonel of the Homicide unit despite being around the same age as the Homicide Detectives, and much younger than Giardello, the shift Lieutenant.

Source: Improbable Age

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