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Night shift
A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
📖 Definitions of "Night shift"
noun
- 1
A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
- 2
A group of workers who work during the night.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Night shift"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| graveyard shiftnoun | A work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule. |
| workshiftnoun | A scheduled period of employment; a shift. |
| nightworknoun | Work which is carried out at night. |
| worknightnoun | A night during which work is done. |
| nighterynoun | A night club, disco or similar establishment open at night |
| nightlightnoun | a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight |
| guest nightnoun | A night or evening when guests may be invited to a club event. |
| refsnoun | (British police slang) A scheduled meal break during a shift. |
| overnighternoun | A person who overnights, or stays overnight. |
| night watchnoun | A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night. |
| first watchnoun | Aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight. |
| nightspotnoun | An establishment that is open late at night, especially one that provides entertainment, such as a nightclub. |
| night-housenoun | Alternative form of night house. [(now chiefly historical) A tavern, music-hall, or other public house which is open during the night.] |
| night marketnoun | A market that only operates at night. |
| overnight | Occurring between dusk and dawn. |
| slotnoun | A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it. |
| noctuarynoun | A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal. |
| timeslotnoun | A conventionally defined time interval in a schedule. |
| clubnightnoun | A dance party held at a nightclub, or a series of such parties. |
| night housenoun | (now chiefly historical) A tavern, music-hall, or other public house which is open during the night. |
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