work (on) the night shift

  • 1night shift — ➔ shift1 * * * night shift UK US noun WORKPLACE, HR ► [C] a period in the night during which a particular group of employees work: on the night shift »They do not have the resources to put more than two officers on the night shift. »I ve been… …

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  • 2night shift — n 1.) a period of time at night when people regularly work, especially in a factory on the night shift ▪ She s on the night shift this week. 2.) the group of people who work on the night shift ▪ The night shift was just arriving …

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  • 3night shift — noun 1. the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard shift • Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period 2. workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 4Night Shift (TV series) — Night Shift was a late twentieth century television series that portrayed people who work the night shift (work during the night). Night Shift titles Night Shift was made by a small independent production company called Addictive TV for the ITV… …

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  • 5night shift — night ,shift noun count the period of time that people work at night, instead of working during the day: Dan s on the night shift. a. singular the people who work during the night …

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  • 6Night 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 (comics), a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe Night Shift… …

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  • 7night shift — UK / US noun Word forms night shift : singular night shift plural night shifts a) [countable] the period of time that people work at night, instead of working during the day Dan s on the night shift. b) [singular] the people who work during the… …

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  • 8night shift — noun (C) 1 a period of time at night during which people regularly work, especially in a factory: She s on the night shift this week. 2 the group of people who work at this time: the night shift was just arriving …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9night shift — noun a) A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours, especially 4 PM to midnight or midnight to 8 AM. b) A group of workers who work during the night …

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  • 10night shift — group of workers that work through the night; hours they work …

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