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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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Faineant :: Faineant (a.) Doing nothing; shiftless.

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

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.

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

Shiftiness :: Shiftiness (n.) The quality or state of being shifty.

Double :: Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..

Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles..

Expedient :: Expedient (n.) Means devised in an exigency; shift.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..

Unshiftable :: Unshiftable (a.) Shiftless; helpless.

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..

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

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

Shiff :: Shiff (v. i.) To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted..

Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.

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

Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Adapted or used for shifting anything.