GRAVEYARD SHIFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does graveyard shift mean? 

• GRAVEYARD SHIFT (noun)
  The noun GRAVEYARD SHIFT has 2 senses:

1. the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

2. workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

  Familiarity information: GRAVEYARD SHIFT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAVEYARD SHIFT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

graveyard shift; night shift

Hypernyms ("graveyard shift" is a kind of...):

duty period; shift; work shift (the time period during which you are at work)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

graveyard shift; night shift

Hypernyms ("graveyard shift" is a kind of...):

shift (a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time)