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Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. i.) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Unshiftable :: Unshiftable (a.) That may /ot be shifted.

Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..

Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe..

Tack :: Tack (v. i.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4..

Parry :: Parry (v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.

Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler..

Prevaricate :: Prevaricate (v. i.) To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener..

Chopping :: Chopping (a.) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame..

Chemise :: Chemise (n.) A shift, or undergarment, worn by women..

Core :: Core (n.) A miner's underground working time or shift.

Makeshift :: Makeshift (n.) That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.

Switched :: Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.

Dodge :: Dodge (v. t.) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place..

Doubling :: Doubling (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints..

Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about..

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