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

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

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

Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To live by shifts and stratagems.

Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.

Veering :: Veering (a.) Shifting.

Apology :: Apology (n.) Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

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

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

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

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..

Unshiftable :: Unshiftable (a.) Shiftless; helpless.

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

Smock :: Smock (n.) A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.

Tergiversate :: Tergiversate (v. i.) To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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..

Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..

Faineant :: Faineant (a.) Doing nothing; shiftless.

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

Put-off :: Put-off (n.) A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.

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