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

Go-by :: Go-by (n.) A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions..

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

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Shifting :: Shifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shif.

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..

Shiftingly :: Shiftingly (adv.) In a shifting manner.

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

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

Tergiversation :: Tergiversation (n.) The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

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

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

Caveating :: Caveating (n.) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.

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..

Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.

Veering :: Veering (a.) Shifting.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The act of shifting.

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

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