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We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance to admit that there was even a problem - anywhere above seven rogue soldiers who got out of control on the night shift.
Janis Karpinski

Meaning of "night shift" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT SHIFT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHT SHIFT

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Night 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 NIGHT SHIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Night Shift

A night shift is either a group of workers who work during the night, or the period in which they work. See shift work. Night Shift may also refer to: ▪ Night Shift, a 1978 collection of short stories written by Stephen King ▪ Nightshift, a free monthly music magazine in Oxford, England ▪ Night Shift, a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe ▪ Night Shift, a 1982 film, one of Ron Howard's earliest directorial efforts ▪ Night Shift, a 1990 computer game designed and published by LucasArts ▪ Night Shift, a 1942 novel by Maritta Wolff ▪ Night Shift, a 1979 film starring Frank Windsor and John Castle ▪ Night Shift, an undead character from Skylanders: Swap Force...

Definition of night shift in the English dictionary

The definition of night shift in the dictionary is a group of workers who work a shift during the night in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a back shift is also worked. Other definition of night shift is the period worked.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHT SHIFT

night letter
night nurse
night out
night owl
night porter
night raven
night robe
night safe
night school
night shelter
night sights
night sky
night soil
night stand
night stick
night storage heater
night storage heating
night table
night terrors
night vision

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHT SHIFT

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

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

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Translation of «night shift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHT SHIFT

Find out the translation of night shift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night 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 «night shift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夜班
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turno de noche
570 millions of speakers

English

night shift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रात की पाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَوْبَةٌ لَيْلِيَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночная смена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turno noturno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতের শিফট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équipe de nuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

shif malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtschicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜勤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야간근무 교대조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wengi shift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ca đêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரவுநேரப்பணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्र पाळी
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

nocna zmiana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічна зміна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tura de noapte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νυχτερινή βάρδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagskof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nattskift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nattskift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of night shift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT SHIFT»

The term «night shift» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT SHIFT» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «NIGHT SHIFT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word night shift.
1
Janis Karpinski
We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance to admit that there was even a problem - anywhere above seven rogue soldiers who got out of control on the night shift.
2
Mo Williams
I watched my parents battle, work night shift, work two jobs. That's toughness. That's toughness... That's something; it all carries over from your parents, and I was fortunate to have both parents in my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT SHIFT»

Discover the use of night shift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to night shift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Night Shift
More than twenty-five stories of horror and nightmarish fantasy transform everyday situations into experiences of compelling terror in the worlds of the living, the dying, and the nonliving.
Stephen King, 2008
2
The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the E.R.
In The Night Shift, Dr. Brian Goldman shares his experiences in the witching hours at Mount Sinai Hospital in downtown Toronto.
Brian Goldman, 2010
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Night Shift
Late at night after children have gone to bed, people who work the night shift, like street sweepers, window dressers, newspaper printers, road workers, and donut bakers, are doing their jobs.
‎2007
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Night Shift
Sally Otis works as a waitress in order to support her three children and a jobless younger sister.
Maritta Wolff, 2008
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Night Shift Daddy
A father shares dinner and bedtime rituals with his daughter before going out to work the night shift.
‎2000
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Angels on the Night Shift: Inspirational True Stories from ...
Based on his experiences in the ER, Lesslie draws open the curtain on the lives, the dramas, and the close human connections hidden away behind hospital walls.
Robert D. Lesslie, 2012
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Night Shift: Baby Blues Scrapbook 23
The realities of being parents of a young family are explored in these comics featuring Zoe, a red-headed, pig-tailed girl; Ham, her pin-headed brother; and Wren, the newborn.
Jerry Scott, 2007
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Fringe Dweller on the Night Shift: True Stories from an ...
Fringe Dweller on the Nightshift combines cosmic adventure with down-to-earth practical information – part art, part memoir, part philosophy, part guidance, this book is a work of the heart.
Monica Holy, 2009
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Night Shift: Night Shadow
The incomparable mistress of romantic suspense and #1 "New York Times" bestselling author presents four dark and dazzling classic tales of passion and peril in these two volumes from her thrilling Night Tales series. Reissue.
Nora Roberts, 2005
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Night Shift: The Jill Kismet Books: Book One
But this makes no sense as hellbreed always work alone, distrusted even by their own kind. Jill’s a Hunter, trained by the best, but she’s in over her head. Welcome to the night shift .
Lilith Saintcrow, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT SHIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night shift is used in the context of the following news items.
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Night Shift Jobs Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Women who work outside the normal work hours of 9 to 5 have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
2
Bill on women working night shift gets Maharashtra Assembly approval
MUMBAI: Setting up a small agency or consultancy with employees up to 40 gets easier now. This is mainly to help generate quick investments ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
APD fires officer linked to Samantha Dean murder case
Clark joined the Austin Police Department in 2012. His most recent assignment was as a patrol officer working a night shift in Southeast Austin, ... «KVUE, Jul 15»
4
Ellwood City police crack down on curfew violation
ELLWOOD CITY -- In response to complaints and night shift officers' observations, Ellwood City police have been aggressively enforcing ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»
5
CNY Dives: Syracuse saloon still serves 'old-school' pickled pig …
"A lot of night shift guys used to come in here after work," said Hamann. "They were automatic customers. Now businesses moved away and ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
6
Unarmed troops scrambled to get away from Tennessee gunman
He was working the night shift at a manufacturing plant, but he was taking medication — to help him sleep in the daytime and a muscle relaxant ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Bridge work threatens Berne store
“We would be lucky if we did $150 in sales during the night shift, from 3 to 8,” she said. Weiler went on, “The first week, I pushed our delivery. «The Altamont Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Federal Prisons Could Release 1000 Times More Drug Offenders …
For five months in the mid-1990s, Shipp had acted as a “night shift supervisor” in a small-scale Chicago distribution ring. Because he was held ... «The Marshall Project, Jul 15»
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Lawmaker proposes guns in hospitals
"Nurses that were telling me that they are working the night shift and some of my counties are right off the interstate, and people are coming in and searching for ... «MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM, Jul 15»
10
Atherton Construction Moves to Night Shift
If you're one of the many people who've gotten stuck in the Atherton Street construction zone during rush-hour, you're going to catch a break. «State College News, Jul 15»

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