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NIGHT SHIFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does night shift mean?
• NIGHT SHIFT (noun)
The noun NIGHT 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: NIGHT SHIFT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("night 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 ("night shift" is a kind of...):
shift (a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time)
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