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shiftage

shiftage noun: movement by shifting.

Noun

shiftage (uncountable)

  1. Movement by shifting.
    • […] the need to perceive and to act, to see and know, to be sure and quick, to adjust instantly to all instant shiftage of the balance of forces that bear upon the living.1915, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House

Origin of shiftage

From shift + -age.

Questions about shiftage

What does shiftage mean?
Shiftage means movement by shifting.
What part of speech is shiftage?
Shiftage is a noun.

Words near shiftage in the dictionary

  1. shift worker
  2. shift workers
  3. shifta
  4. shiftability
  5. shiftable
  6. shiftage
  7. shiftas
  8. shifted
  9. shifted about
  10. shifted gears
  11. shifted geometric distribution

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