Makeshift :: Makeshift (n.) That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.

Sceneshifter :: Sceneshifter (n.) One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The act of shifting.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin..

Shiftable :: Shiftable (a.) Admitting of being shifted.

Shifted :: Shifted (imp. & p. p.) of Shif.

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..

Shiftiness :: Shiftiness (n.) The quality or state of being shifty.

Shifting :: Shifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shif.

Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles..

Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Adapted or used for shifting anything.

Shiftingly :: Shiftingly (adv.) In a shifting manner.

Shiftless :: Shiftless (a.) Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management..

Shifty :: Shifty (a.) Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance..

Shopshift :: Shopshift (n.) The trick of a shopkeeper; deception.

Unshiftable :: Unshiftable (a.) That may /ot be shifted.

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