shift+off

  • 61continental shift — noun A type of work cycle, most commonly at a manufacturing plant or institution, with shifts worked four days in a row, followed by four days off in a row …

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  • 62put-off — n. Shift, evasion, excuse, pretext …

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  • 63Shifted — Shift Shift (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part,… …

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  • 64Shifting — Shift Shift (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part,… …

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  • 65dodge — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, action, ad hoc measure, answer, around the bush, art, artful dodge, artifice, avoid, avoidance, avoiding reaction, back and fill, bag of tricks, ballot box stuffing, be stuck up, beat about, beat around …

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  • 66half time — Synonyms and related words: anchor watch, bit, break, coffee break, day shift, dogwatch, downtime, full time, graveyard shift, half time intermission, holiday, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interruption …

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  • 67set aside — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abolish, abrogate, abrupt, abscind, adjourn, admit, admit exceptions, alienate, allocate, allot, allow, allow for, amputate, annihilate, annul, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, ban, bar, bob, bolt,… …

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  • 68step aside — Synonyms and related words: abdicate, about the bush, abrupt, alienate, avert, be pensioned, be superannuated, bear off, beat around, beg the question, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, demit, depart, disarticulate,… …

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  • 69shy — Synonyms and related words: Pyrrhonic, about the bush, afraid, agnostic, apprehensive, around the bush, arrested, averse, avert, avoid, back down, backhanded, backward, balance, balk, bankrupt in, bare of, bashful, be startled, bear off, beat… …

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  • 70sidestep — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, around the bush, avert, avoid, back and fill, bear off, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, blench, blink, boggle, burke, bypass, cavil, choplogic, circumvent, cringe, dodge, draw aside,… …

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