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Makeshift
Makeshift Make"shift`, n.
That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
--James Mill.
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.
--G. Eliot.
Sceneshifter
Sceneshifter Scene"shift`er, n.
One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.
Shiftable
Shiftable Shift"a*ble, a.
Admitting of being shifted.
Shiftiness
Shiftiness Shift"i*ness, n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
Diplomatic shiftiness and political versatility. --J.
A. Syminds.
Shifting backstaysShifting Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch. Shifting ballastShifting Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch. Shifting centerShifting Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch. Shifting locomotiveShifting Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch. Shiftingly
Shiftingly Shift"ing*ly, adv.
In a shifting manner.
Shifty
Shifty Shift"y, a.
Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or
contrivance. --Wright.
Shifty and thrifty as old Greek or modern Scot, there
were few things he could not invent, and perhaps
nothing he could not endure. --C. Kingsley.
Shopshift
Shopshift Shop"shift`, n.
The trick of a shopkeeper; deception. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Unshiftable
Unshiftable Un*shift"a*ble, a.
1. That may ?ot be shifted.
2. Shiftless; helpless. [Obs.]
Meaning of Shift from wikipedia
- Look up
Shift or
shift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Shift may
refer to:
Shift (series), a 2008
online video game
series by
Armor Games Need for...
- A
paradigm shift is a
fundamental change in the
basic concepts and
experimental practices of a
scientific discipline. It is a
concept in the philosophy...
- Look up
shifter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Shifter may
refer to: Gear stick,
known in US
English as "
shifter", the
lever of a
manual or automatic...
-
Shift key ⇧
Shift is a
modifier key on a keyboard, used to type
capital letters and
other alternate "upper" characters.
There are
typically two
shift...
- The
Shift may
refer to: The
Shift (2010 film), a
short film by
David Trumble The
Shift (2013 film), a film
starring Danny Glover The
Shift (2023 film)...
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Shift Out (SO) and
Shift In (SI) are
ASCII control characters 14 and 15,
respectively (0x0E and 0x0F).
These are
sometimes also
called "Control-N" and...
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night shift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
night shift is
either a
group of
workers night working, or the
period in
which they work.
Night Shift, Nightshift...
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graveyard shift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Graveyard shift is a work
shift running through the late
hours of the
night through the early...
- Last
Shift is a 2014
American psychological horror film
directed by
Anthony DiBlasi. It was
written by
DiBlasi and
Scott Poiley, both of whom produced...
- Tilt–
shift photography is the use of
camera movements that
change the
orientation or
position of the lens with
respect to the film or
image sensor on...
