SHIFT KEY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

Synonyms:

shift; shift key

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shift key" is a kind of...):

key (a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed)

Holonyms ("shift key" is a part of...):

typewriter keyboard (a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed)

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