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shift work

shift work is the alternative form of shiftwork.

Meaning of shiftwork

Noun

shiftwork (uncountable)

  1. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
  2. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation, usually, with a system of three eight-hour shifts: first shift, second shift, and third shift.

Questions about shift work

What is shift work the alternative form of?
Shift work is the alternative form of shiftwork.

Words near shift work in the dictionary

  1. shift sticks
  2. shift the cut
  3. shift the deckchairs on the Titanic
  4. shift the dial
  5. shift the goalposts
  6. shift work
  7. shift worker
  8. shift workers
  9. shifta
  10. shiftability
  11. shiftable

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