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I unloaded planes for UPS in Louisville, Kentucky. It only was bad because it was called 'Earn to Learn,' where you pay for your tuition for college, but you have to work graveyard shift - midnight to eight A.M. - and then go to school at nine or 10 A.M. I was a zombie after two semesters.
Boyd Holbrook

Meaning of "graveyard shift" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVEYARD SHIFT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVEYARD SHIFT

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Graveyard shift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVEYARD SHIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Graveyard shift

A graveyard shift is a shift of work running through the early hours of the morning, especially one from midnight until 8 am. See shift work. Graveyard shift may also refer to...

Definition of graveyard shift in the English dictionary

The definition of graveyard shift in the dictionary is the working shift between midnight and morning.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVEYARD SHIFT

gravelly
gravely
graven
graven image
graveness
Gravenhage
graveolent
graver
graverobber
Graves
Graves´ disease
Gravesend
graveside
gravesite
gravestone
Gravettian
graveward
graveyard
graveyard orbit
graveyard slot

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVEYARD SHIFT

back shift
blueshift
day shift
Doppler shift
downshift
frameshift
gearshift
Great Vowel Shift
Lamb shift
makeshift
night shift
paradigm shift
redshift
shift
sound shift
split shift
stick shift
swing shift
unshift
upshift
vowel shift

Synonyms and antonyms of graveyard shift in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «graveyard shift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVEYARD SHIFT

Find out the translation of graveyard shift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of graveyard shift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graveyard shift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大夜班
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turno de noche
570 millions of speakers

English

graveyard shift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कब्रिस्तान बदलाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحول مقبرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кладбище сдвиг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turno da noite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবরস্থান শিফট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graveyard Shift
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peralihan kubur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtschicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深夜勤務
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

묘지 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shift graveyard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ca đêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்லறை மாற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबरेष शिफ्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gece vardiyası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turno di notte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nocną zmianę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кладовищі зрушення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schimbare cimitir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάρδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerkhof verskuiwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nattskiftet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nattskift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graveyard shift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEYARD SHIFT»

The term «graveyard shift» is regularly used and occupies the 99.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEYARD SHIFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about graveyard shift

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Boyd Holbrook
I unloaded planes for UPS in Louisville, Kentucky. It only was bad because it was called 'Earn to Learn,' where you pay for your tuition for college, but you have to work graveyard shift - midnight to eight A.M. - and then go to school at nine or 10 A.M. I was a zombie after two semesters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVEYARD SHIFT»

Discover the use of graveyard shift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graveyard shift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Graveyard Shift
A spooky fantasy-adventure in which death is only the beginning!
Chris Westwood, 2012
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Blair Witch: Graveyard Shift
Midnight. August 4, 1995.
D.A. Stern, 2000
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Graveyard Shift
Vowing to find the answers, Maxi finds herself on the trail of a missing boy and in the midst of a city-wide murder spree. It seems the graveyard shift has brought Maxi the most terrifying challenge of her career....and maybe of her life.
Kelly Lange, 2007
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Night Shift
Presents a collection of twenty stories of horror and nightmarish fantasy that transform everyday situations into experiences of compelling terror in the worlds of the living, the dying, and the nonliving.
Stephen King, 1978
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Graveyard Shift: (Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc. )
The Inferno has Evolved.
Angela Roquet, 2012
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The Graveyard Shift
The first of two classic police thrillers featuring detective Nick Miller, set in London’s seedy underworld.
Jack Higgins, 2012
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Midnight Snack: Graveyard Shift: the Adventures of Carson Dudley
The first book in a decidedly different horror comedy series about a guy, his baseball bat, and things that go bump in the night: Graveyard Shift, the Adventures of Carson Dudley.
Chris Weedin, 2009
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Working the Graveyard Shift: Black Lung Disease and the ...
Of the many dangers of mining coal, the inhalation of dust created a health hazard known commonly as black lung disease.
Mark A. Chollak, 2007
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The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York ...
A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries Carolee Inskeep. Jackson, John, 206 Jackson-Moore Family Burial Ground, 113 Jacob Rapalye Family Burial Ground, 145-46 Jacob Rapalye House, 146 Jacobson, Christian, 205 ...
Carolee Inskeep, 2000
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Graveyard Shift
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Graveyard Shift - The very best in Action Adventure , Thrillers and Mystery Short stories. You are sure to enjoy these fabulous stories all award winners and best of selections! Highest Recommendation!
Don James Johnston, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVEYARD SHIFT»

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Violent weekend continues in city as three killed late Saturday and …
Shootings at 12:40am, 2am, 5am.... poor fellows were working the late shift, otherwise known in Baltimore as the "Graveyard shift". sunupp. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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The Ramadan Breakfast Of Champions To Get You Through A Day's …
... going to have to fast for a long time so you kind of just have to push through if your stomach's not feeling like working the graveyard shift. «WUWF, Jul 15»
3
Support the Savage Sistas on Kickstarter
I've been following news of this production for a few months now, thanks to the excellent Graveyard Shift Sisters, and now at last a Kickstarter ... «Brutal As Hell, Jul 15»
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Popular LA brewery, Golden Road, has big plans for Anaheim
A graveyard shift has worked through the night, brewing and packaging hundreds of cans of beer that fill the truck and rattle in their cases with ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Marisa Bacani, nurse at the Northport VA hospital, dies at 75
Bacani was a soothing, sure-handed presence on the graveyard shift in the mental health unit, colleagues said. "She was dealing with the ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Ice epidemic: Narrandera, the sweet country town in the grip of …
It is around 2am one Friday last October and Constables Max Graham and Jessica Mead are on the graveyard shift. Sitting in their patrol car, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Billy is about to step back in time
It was while working the graveyard shift at Radio Clyde that Billy really started to find that he could influence the music scene. He said: “Once a ... «Motherwell Times, Jul 15»
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New push to solve Calif. woman's 1977 cold case murder
She was early for her 2 a.m. graveyard shift. Brynn was a regular at the pub, and the bartender noticed her there that evening. It was the last ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
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Court Date Reset For U of A Janitor Arrested On Suspicion Of Failing …
He worked the graveyard shift, according to the directory. A spokesman for the university did not immediately know Dixon's current employment ... «5newsonline.com, Jul 15»
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Sheriff deputies to fill in for Calistoga cop vacancies
The personnel gap will be filled in part by one graveyard shift deputy, who already serves the area, said Police Chief Mitch Celaya. Celaya has ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»

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