The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

4 meanings, 6 shifts

daughter's husband husband's brother sister's husband wife's brother

#6926 wife's brother — husband's brother; #6927 wife's brother — sister's husband; #6928 wife's brother — daughter's husband; #6929 husband's brother — sister's husband; #6930 husband's brother — daughter's husband; #6931 sister's husband — daughter's husband

3 meanings, 2 shifts

meadow-sweet snowball tree, guelder-rose, viburnum tamarisk

#2449 meadow-sweet — tamarisk; #2454 snowball tree, guelder-rose, viburnum — tamarisk

3 meanings, 2 shifts

activity busy commerce, business

#2734 busy → commerce, business; #8224 activity → commerce, business

3 meanings, 2 shifts

east inland upriver

#3914 east — upriver; #4190 inland — upriver

3 meanings, 2 shifts

latitude weft, woof width

#4703 width → latitude; #5002 weft, woof → latitude

3 meanings, 2 shifts

Orion's Belt brood, hatch children

#5050 brood, hatch → children; #9585 children → Orion's Belt

3 meanings, 2 shifts

hollow tree sluggish, torpid person snail / slug

#6000 hollow tree → sluggish, torpid person; #7011 snail / slug → sluggish, torpid person

3 meanings, 2 shifts

to haul to shore to launch a boat to take down

#7258 to launch a boat — to take down; #8066 to take down → to haul to shore

3 meanings, 2 shifts

coachman driver (of a motorized vehicle) stoker

#7473 stoker → driver (of a motorized vehicle); #7474 coachman → driver (of a motorized vehicle)

3 meanings, 2 shifts

to harvest to take clothes off to unharness

#8854 to take clothes off — to harvest; #8855 to take clothes off — to unharness

2 meanings, 1 shift

ford watering place (for animals)

#399 ford → watering place (for animals)

2 meanings, 1 shift

entirely separately

#702 entirely — separately

2 meanings, 1 shift

base for beheading chopped billet

#730 chopped billet → base for beheading

2 meanings, 1 shift

then there

#916 there → then

2 meanings, 1 shift

attack (n.) attack of disease

#1337 attack (n.) → attack of disease

2 meanings, 1 shift

murine rodent to squeak

#1344 to squeak → murine rodent

2 meanings, 1 shift

to disapprove to look asquint

#1363 to look asquint → to disapprove

2 meanings, 1 shift

millerbird (Acrocephalus etc.) rush (plant)

#1386 rush (plant) → millerbird (Acrocephalus etc.)

2 meanings, 1 shift

hawk (Accipiter) hawkweed (Hieracium)

#1407 hawk (Accipiter) → hawkweed (Hieracium)

2 meanings, 1 shift

to despair to disdain

#1444 to disdain — to despair

2 meanings, 1 shift

#1585 <trademark> → <ware, goods>

2 meanings, 1 shift

doomsday tumult, turmoil

#1608 doomsday → tumult, turmoil

2 meanings, 1 shift

angel messenger

#2045 messenger → angel

2 meanings, 1 shift

bird Nectarinia gutturalis drunkard

#2147 bird Nectarinia gutturalis → drunkard

2 meanings, 1 shift

ambience, vibe atmosphere

#2271 atmosphere → ambience, vibe

2 meanings, 1 shift

to croak to predict misfortune

#2385 to croak → to predict misfortune

2 meanings, 1 shift

honeysuckle shadberry

#2448 shadberry — honeysuckle

2 meanings, 1 shift

#2708 <furniture> → <office>

2 meanings, 1 shift

shop storehouse; depo

#2718 storehouse; depo → shop

2 meanings, 1 shift

hooligan to execute, to put to death

#2813 to execute, to put to death → hooligan

2 meanings, 1 shift

intrigue whisper

#3236 whisper → intrigue

2 meanings, 1 shift

Japanese person of small stature

#3278 person of small stature → Japanese

2 meanings, 1 shift

in the standing position not long

#3281 in the standing position → not long

2 meanings, 1 shift

exchange talks, negotiation

#3342 exchange → talks, negotiation

2 meanings, 1 shift

to gamble to risk

#3370 to gamble → to risk

2 meanings, 1 shift

stepson sucker (botany)

#3604 stepson → sucker (botany)

2 meanings, 1 shift

figuratively literally

#3845 literally → figuratively

2 meanings, 1 shift

hummingbird lively person

#3909 hummingbird — lively person

2 meanings, 1 shift

to accompany (music) to express agreement

#4067 to accompany (music) → to express agreement

2 meanings, 1 shift

cellar clandestine activity

#4153 cellar → clandestine activity

2 meanings, 1 shift

tape, band, ribbon tapeworm

#4314 tape, band, ribbon → tapeworm

2 meanings, 1 shift

to browse (Internet) to surf

#4334 to surf — to browse (Internet)

2 meanings, 1 shift

term of address to a wife younger sibling

#4392 younger sibling → term of address to a wife

2 meanings, 1 shift

dark blue navy

#4467 navy → dark blue

2 meanings, 1 shift

blind alley deadlock

#4486 blind alley → deadlock

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to blow off to cancel

#4629 to blow off → to cancel

2 meanings, 1 shift

to get rid of to shake off

#4633 to shake off → to get rid of

2 meanings, 1 shift

oath sod (stratum of soil)

#4727 sod (stratum of soil) → oath

2 meanings, 1 shift

corral, enclosure for cattle herd

#4734 corral, enclosure for cattle → herd

2 meanings, 1 shift

to keep the fast to revere

#4739 to revere → to keep the fast

2 meanings, 1 shift

to suffer from hunger to whine

#4855 to suffer from hunger — to whine

2 meanings, 1 shift

fable riddle

#4857 fable — riddle

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barberry vinegar

#4887 vinegar — barberry

2 meanings, 1 shift

callus, corn hemorrhoids

#4904 callus, corn — hemorrhoids

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hobby hobby horse

#4959 hobby horse → hobby

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<cardinal direction> qibla

#4962 qibla → <cardinal direction>

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in addition to with exception of

#5013 with exception of → in addition to

2 meanings, 1 shift

nectar water with honey

#5268 water with honey — nectar

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100 units of currency kilogram

#5303 kilogram → 100 units of currency

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dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria) woad (Isatis tinctoria)

#5422 dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria) — woad (Isatis tinctoria)

2 meanings, 1 shift

to make deaf to stun, to knock out

#5429 to make deaf → to stun, to knock out

2 meanings, 1 shift

radiointerference wheeze

#5471 wheeze → radiointerference

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to blow one's nose to snuff a candle

#5478 to blow one's nose — to snuff a candle

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#5554 <high rank official in the Catholic Church> → <alcoholic drink>

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password proverb

#5600 proverb — password

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to flame up to put out one’s toungue

#5965 to put out one’s toungue → to flame up

2 meanings, 1 shift

to ascend (dough) to inflate (intr.)

#5983 to inflate (intr.) → to ascend (dough)

2 meanings, 1 shift

banquet, feast tablecloth

#5984 tablecloth → banquet, feast

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khash sourdough

#6066 khash → sourdough

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to place in front of to prefer

#6094 to place in front of → to prefer

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front part of foot sock

#6113 front part of foot → sock

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calf (young cow or bull) duffer

#6127 calf (young cow or bull) → duffer

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Trimorphodon biscutatus lyre

#6212 lyre → Trimorphodon biscutatus

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to cover ears to misunderstand

#6262 to cover ears → to misunderstand

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anvil (of a blacksmith) incus, anvil bone

#6302 anvil (of a blacksmith) → incus, anvil bone

2 meanings, 1 shift

harvestman, reaper opilione, daddy longlegs

#6588 harvestman, reaper → opilione, daddy longlegs

2 meanings, 1 shift

female maral wild sow

#6620 wild sow — female maral

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to aim (weapon) to set a bone

#6625 to aim (weapon) — to set a bone

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Europe sexually transmitted disease

#6699 Europe → sexually transmitted disease

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burstwort (herniaria) hernia (medical)

#6755 hernia (medical) → burstwort (herniaria)

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to get dark to lose hope

#6934 to get dark → to lose hope

2 meanings, 1 shift

first time just now

#6940 first time — just now

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to grow heavy to stand motionless

#6964 to grow heavy — to stand motionless

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to harden to tighten (intr.)

#6965 to tighten (intr.) → to harden

2 meanings, 1 shift

Russian desman water vole

#6970 water vole — Russian desman

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permission vacation

#6986 permission → vacation

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to decrease (water level) to subside (medicine)

#7085 to decrease (water level) → to subside (medicine)

2 meanings, 1 shift

to be paid (e. g. debt) to go blind

#7110 to go blind → to be paid (e. g. debt)

2 meanings, 1 shift

to comfort to extract a thorn

#7121 to extract a thorn → to comfort

2 meanings, 1 shift

varicose veins wickerwork

#7128 varicose veins — wickerwork

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to corrupt, deprave to leave untreated (disease)

#7156 to corrupt, deprave → to leave untreated (disease)

2 meanings, 1 shift

to flap, wave to look around

#7164 to flap, wave → to look around

2 meanings, 1 shift

dissimilar, distinct unusual

#7201 dissimilar, distinct — unusual

2 meanings, 1 shift

to arrange a banquet to make a bonfire

#7245 to make a bonfire → to arrange a banquet

2 meanings, 1 shift

downwards from land to shore

#7257 from land to shore — downwards

2 meanings, 1 shift

to pull ashore to remove from fire

#7259 to pull ashore — to remove from fire

2 meanings, 1 shift

blackboard, chalkboard slate (rock)

#7276 slate (rock) → blackboard, chalkboard

2 meanings, 1 shift

to do something one after another to follow each other

#7369 to follow each other — to do something one after another

2 meanings, 1 shift

to polish to render a wall

#7500 to polish → to render a wall

2 meanings, 1 shift

current, flow, stream speed, velocity

#7540 current, flow, stream → speed, velocity

2 meanings, 1 shift

to brake to hobble

#7791 to hobble → to brake

2 meanings, 1 shift

dependant trailer (vehicle)

#7807 trailer (vehicle) → dependant

2 meanings, 1 shift

role model template for making clothes

#7819 template for making clothes → role model

2 meanings, 1 shift

to accelerate to ease

#7831 to accelerate — to ease

2 meanings, 1 shift

to bring into a good mood to soften (an object)

#7832 to soften (an object) → to bring into a good mood

2 meanings, 1 shift

to hit by axe to thunder

#7938 to hit by axe → to thunder

2 meanings, 1 shift

pith, medulla spinal cord

#7963 spinal cord → pith, medulla

2 meanings, 1 shift

childbirth planting (in ground)

#8009 planting (in ground) — childbirth

2 meanings, 1 shift

to crumble (intr.) to wander off

#8014 to crumble (intr.) → to wander off

2 meanings, 1 shift

<building> constellation

#8042 <building> → constellation

2 meanings, 1 shift

aorta larynx

#8061 larynx — aorta

2 meanings, 1 shift

obedient sensitive, keen (of hearing)

#8064 sensitive, keen (of hearing) → obedient

2 meanings, 1 shift

to set bounds to sharpen

#8166 to sharpen → to set bounds

2 meanings, 1 shift

content contents

#8485 contents → content

2 meanings, 1 shift

high-quality quality

#8648 quality → high-quality

2 meanings, 1 shift

Venus flytrap bivalve mollusk

#8678 bivalve mollusk → Venus flytrap

2 meanings, 1 shift

century lifetime

#8912 lifetime → century

2 meanings, 1 shift

to break one's fast to rip

#8935 to rip → to break one's fast

2 meanings, 1 shift

caesionid fish fusilier

#8967 fusilier → caesionid fish

2 meanings, 1 shift

to become scalded to become sunburned

#9010 to become sunburned — to become scalded

2 meanings, 1 shift

adopted child spiritual, nonmaterial

#9227 spiritual, nonmaterial → adopted child

2 meanings, 1 shift

evasive to dodge

#9259 to dodge → evasive

2 meanings, 1 shift

day nursery manger (for animals)

#9403 manger (for animals) → day nursery

2 meanings, 1 shift

must (in winemaking) mustard (spice)

#9452 must (in winemaking) → mustard (spice)

2 meanings, 1 shift

fur / wool wooly milkcap (Lactarius torminosus)

#9735 fur / wool → wooly milkcap (Lactarius torminosus)

2 meanings, 1 shift

rhythm, meter weight

#9756 weight → rhythm, meter

2 meanings, 1 shift

down (of birds) fluff

#9883 down (of birds) — fluff

2 meanings, 1 shift

offer, proposal sentence (grammar)

#9943 offer, proposal → sentence (grammar)

2 meanings, 1 shift

crassula thick / fat

#9945 thick / fat → crassula

2 meanings, 1 shift

branchy shaggy

#9966 shaggy — branchy

2 meanings, 1 shift

to disorder to upset

#10080 to disorder → to upset

2 meanings, 1 shift

legume vegetable

#10115 legume → vegetable

2 meanings, 1 shift

scaffolding wood / forest

#10116 wood / forest → scaffolding

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