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Shift key   /ʃɪft ki/   Listen
Shift key

noun
1.
The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters.  Synonym: shift.





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"Shift key" Quotes from Famous Books



... expatriated eccentrics who lisp in odd numbers in the King's Road, Chelsea. Could it be Amy Lowell? Perhaps it should be explained that Archy's carelessness as to punctuation and capitals is not mere ostentation, but arises from the fact that he is not strong enough to work the shift key of his typewriter. Ingenious readers of the Sun Dial have suggested many devices to make this possible, but none that seem feasible ...
— Shandygaff • Christopher Morley


Words linked to "Shift key" :   typewriter keyboard, key


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