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day shift

day shift noun: a regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.

Noun

day shift (plural day shifts)

  1. A regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.
    • Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)
    • I prefer to work the day shift, but I take the night shift in stride.
    Synonyms:
    first shift
  2. A group of workers who work during this time slot.
    • Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)
    • You'll have to ask the day shift — the equipment was here when we left.
    Synonyms:
    first shift

day shift meaning in Tamil

day shift in Tamil

நாள் பணி முறை, பகல் பணி

Synonyms of day shift

Antonyms

Forms of day shift

pluralday shifts

Words formed from day shift

Questions about day shift

What does day shift mean?
Day shift means a regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.
What is day shift in Tamil?
Day shift in Tamil is நாள் பணி முறை, பகல் பணி. See Day shift meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is day shift?
Day shift is a noun.
What is the plural of day shift?
The plural of day shift is day shifts.

Words near day shift in the dictionary

  1. day sailer
  2. day school
  3. day schools
  4. day shape
  5. day shapes
  6. day shift
  7. day shifter
  8. day shifters
  9. day shifts
  10. day sign
  11. day signs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: day shift (page history and authors); day shift (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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