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

Caveating :: Caveating (n.) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.

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

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Variable :: Variable (n.) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force..

Dodge :: Dodge (v. t.) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place..

Tergiversation :: Tergiversation (n.) The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting..

Lorry :: Lorry (n.) A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations..

Chopping :: Chopping (a.) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea..

Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe..

Tack :: Tack (v. i.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4..

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

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

Switched :: Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.

Modulation :: Modulation (n.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations..

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

Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.

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

Go-by :: Go-by (n.) A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by..

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