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Shielddrake
n.
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A sheldrake.
Shieldless
a.
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Destitute of a shield, or of protection.
Shieldtail
n.
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Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.
Shieling
n.
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A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Shifted
imp. & p. p.
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of Shift
Shifting
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Shift
Shift
v. t.
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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.
Shift
v. t.
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To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
Shift
v. t.
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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.
Shift
v. t.
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To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
Shiff
v. i.
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To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb.
Shiff
v. i.
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To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
Shiff
v. i.
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To practice indirect or evasive methods.
Shiff
v. i.
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To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
Shift
v. t.
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The act of shifting.
Shift
v. t.
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The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
Shift
v. t.
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Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
Shift
v. t.
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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.
Shift
v. t.
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In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
Shift
v. t.
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A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
Shift
v. t.
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A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
Shiftable
a.
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Admitting of being shifted.
Shifter
n.
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One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
Shifter
n.
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An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
Shifter
n.
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An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Shifter
n.
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A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
Shiftiness
n.
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The quality or state of being shifty.
Shifting
a.
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Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
Shifting
a.
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Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shiftingly
adv.
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In a shifting manner.