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Graveyard is British slang for the mouth.
Derogatory term for female genital area.
12.01 A.M. to 8 A.M., or any midnight shift, so called because that shift includes the quietest hours of the day
Siding occupied by obsolete and disused engines and cars; scrap pile
Moving at remarkable speed. e.g. "Look at that bloke go, he is really shifting along"
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A person who cannot be trusted. When a friend does something that makes you question how good a friend that person actually is. "Yo he slept with your girl. Shifty!"Â
Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}
Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."
Bone orchard is American tramp slang for graveyard
Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal} 2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}
Graveyard shift is British slang for night work.
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To inform against someone (normally to the police or authorities)
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Graveyard
Noun. Late night work.
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n.
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.
v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
v. t.
To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
n.
A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
v. t.
The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
n.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shift
v. t.
To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
a.
Admitting of being shifted.
n.
One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
n.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
adv.
In a shifting manner.
n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
v. t.
The act of shifting.
v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
a.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
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Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management.
n.
A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.
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Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
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