Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unshift

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-shift
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.

Intransitive verb

verb

To add an item to the beginning of an array.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English shift English unshift From un- + shift.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unshifts (present, singular) unshifting (participle, present) unshifted (participle, past) unshifted (past)

Antonyms

shift

Questions

What does unshift mean?
To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.
Where does unshift come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English shift English unshift From un- + shift.

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