Meaning as derived and conveyed thereby: The literal meaning of a term according to its origin, which may differ from its usual meaning when the latter relies on idiomatic conventions that are not conveyed by the term alone (that is, they must be known in other ways, such as experience, training, education, or dictionary lookup).
The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
An instance of the use of such a code or character.
In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
The act of kissing passionately.
A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise.
A bit shift.
The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
A period of time in which one's consciousness resides in another reality, usually achieved through meditation or other means.
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
A control code or character used to change between different character sets.
An infield shift.
A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.
To change position.
To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.
To dispose of.
To practice indirect or evasive methods.
To remove the first value from an array.
To change gears (in a car).
To hurry; to move quickly.
To change the reality one's consciousness resides in through meditation or other means.
To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
To change in form or character; switch.
To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
To engage in sexual petting.