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

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

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

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..

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

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.

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

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

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

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..

Veering :: Veering (a.) Shifting.

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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