shift : Idioms & Phrases

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day shift

  • noun the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • noun workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
    day watch.
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doppler shift

  • noun change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
    Doppler effect.
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evening shift

  • noun the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
    evening shift.
  • noun workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
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graveyard shift

  • noun the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    graveyard shift.
  • noun workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    graveyard shift.
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Half shift

  • (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See Shift.
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night shift

  • noun the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    graveyard shift.
  • noun workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    graveyard shift.
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population shift

  • noun a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population
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red shift

  • noun (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
    redshift.
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shift key

  • noun the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
    shift.
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shift register

  • noun (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
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split shift

  • noun a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between
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stick shift

  • noun a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
    standard transmission.
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swing shift

  • noun the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
    evening shift.
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To make shift

  • to contrive or manage in an exigency. "I shall make shift to go without him." Shak.
    [They] made a shift to keep their own in Ireland. Milton.
  • to manage by expedients; as, they made shift to do without it. Colloq..
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To shift off

  • to delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.
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To shift the helm

  • to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
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To shift the scene

  • to change the locality or the surroundings, as in a play or a story.
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work shift

  • noun the time period during which you are at work
    shift; duty period.
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