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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
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