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Definition of shift

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Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift..

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Variable :: Variable (n.) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force..

Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.

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

Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.

Shiftable :: Shiftable (a.) Admitting of being shifted.

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

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

Smock :: Smock (n.) A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger..

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

Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To live by shifts and stratagems.

Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting..

Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To use arts or expedients; to make shift.

Veer :: Veer (v. i.) To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north..

Apology :: Apology (n.) Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

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..

Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start..

Tergiversate :: Tergiversate (v. i.) To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

Switch :: Switch (v. t.) To shift to another circuit.

Lorry :: Lorry (n.) A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations..