Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Shift

90 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Shift"

46 words

These words rhyme exactly with "shift" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
miffed1(informal) Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
drift1noun(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
rift1noun(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
lift1verb(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
swift1nounFast; quick; rapid.
adrift2Floating at random.
gift1nounSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.
makeshift2nounMade to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
shrift1nounThe act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
sift1verb(transitive) To examine (something) carefully.
clift1noun(obsolete) A cliff.
short shrift2noun(chiefly uncountable, figuratively) Sometimes preceded by the: a quick dismissal or rejection, especially one which is impolite and undertaken without proper consideration.
tift1noun(dated) A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.
airlift2nounThe transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
riffed1Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).
spendthrift2nounSomeone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
shoplift2verb(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
sniffed1verb(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
forklift2nounA small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
face lift2nounAlternative form of facelift. [Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.]
whiffed1verbA brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
be adrift3verbbe in motion due to some air or water current
continental drift5noun(geology) The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics.
facelift2nounPlastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
ski lift2nounA device that transports skiers up a mountain.
chimney swift3nounA rapid-flying bird that feeds on flying insects, Chaetura pelagica, with a breeding range in the eastern US extending into Canada and winter range in northwestern South America.
chair lift2nounAlternative form of chairlift. [A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.]
tree swift2nounbirds of southeast asia and east indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
crested swift3nounbirds of southeast asia and east indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
christmas gift3"Christmas Eve gift" is an exclamation traced back to the early 1800s in the southern United States.
philanthropic gift5nounvoluntary promotion of human welfare
biffed1verb(informal, transitive) To punch or hit.
boatlift2nounThe (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.
sealift2noun(military) transportation by sea
tiffed1verb(intransitive, informal) To be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.
birthday gift3nouna present given in celebration of a person's birthday
european swift5nouncommon european bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
aerolift3a South African airline based in Bryanston, Gauteng, Johannesburg, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights within Africa using Soviet-built aircraft.
credithrift3
fork-lift2
jonathan swift4(30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) an Anglo-Irish writer who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".
seadrift2nounA city in Texas.
stiffed1verb(slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
thrift1noun(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
tifft1nounA surname.
wedding gift3nouna present given to someone getting married

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Shift"

44 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
tryst1nounA prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.
mist1noun(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
assist2verbTo help.
subsist2verbTo survive on a minimum of resources.
twist1nounA twisting force.
persist2verb(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
pissed1(chiefly US, Canada, Australia, mildly vulgar, colloquial) Annoyed, angry.
insist2verb(sometimes with (that + subjunctive) or intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
resist2verb(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
dismissed2Having been fired or let go; having had one's employment terminated.
consist2verb(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
desist2verb(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
midst1noun(often literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
exist2verb(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
enlist2verb(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
grist1nounGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
cist1noun(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
blitzed1(slang) Drunk; wasted.
wrist1noun(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
kissed1a 1996 Canadian romantic/erotic drama film directed and co-written by Lynne Stopkewich, based on Barbara Gowdy's short story "We So Seldom Look on Love".
fist1nounA hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
coexist3verb(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
dished1Shaped like a dish; concave.
missed1not caught with the senses or the mind
preexist3verb(intransitive) To exist before something else.
schist1nounAny of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
short list2nounA list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
waiting list3nounAn ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.
wist1verb(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.
cyst1nounA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
mailing list3nounAn email list.
sebaceous cyst4nounepidermous cyst
delist2verb(transitive) To remove from an official register or list.
fished1(rare) Containing or loaded with fish.
ovarian cyst5nounAny collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary; any ovarian follicle that is larger than about two centimeters is termed an ovarian cyst.
stock list2nounAlternative form of stocklist. [An inventory of items that are currently stocked.]
free list2noun(programming) A data structure, used in dynamic memory allocation, that connects free (unallocated) regions of memory together in a linked list.
gist1noun(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
kist1noun(Scotland) A chest.
list1nounA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
liszt1noun(music) Franz Liszt, a Hungarian composer, pianist and teacher.
nist1nounA surname from Welsh.
rist1nounA surname.
wished1verb(transitive) To desire; to want.

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