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night shift en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
   • I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.
   • Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
2. A group of workers who work during the night.
   • Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
   • You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.

Forms

Antonyms

day shift · day shift

Coordinates

second shift · second shift · first shift · swing shift · third shift · first shift · swing shift · third shift

Deriveds

nightshifter

Relateds

night work · nightly · nightwork · at night · be on nights · night owl · shiftwork · night job

Synonyms

graveyard shift · graveyard shift

Translations (49)

pt turno noturno (period) · tr gece vardiyası (period) · de Nachtschicht (group of workers) · cmn 夜班 (period) · pl nocna zmiana (group of workers) · it terza (period) · tr gececiler (group of workers) · nb nattskift (period) · mk ноќна смена (group of workers) · cmn 大夜班 (period) · lmo nòt f or nòcc (period) · el νυχτερινή βάρδια (period) · nl nachtdienst (group of workers) · de Nachtschicht (period) · fr équipe de nuit (group of workers) · pt turno da noite (period) · es el turno nocturno (period) · cs noční směna (period) · it turno di notte (period) · ca jornada nocturna (period) · el νυχτερινή βάρδια (group of workers) · pt turno da noite (group of workers) · pl nocka (period) · ru ночна́я сме́на (period) · nn nattskift (group of workers) · ja 夜勤 (period) · fi yövuoro (period) · pl nocna zmiana (period) · it turno notturno (period) · sv nattskift (group of workers) · uk нічна зміна (group of workers) · nb nattskift (group of workers) · nn nattskift (period) · mk ноќна смена (period) · cmn 大夜 (period) · nl nachtdienst (period) · ru ночна́я сме́на (group of workers) · it terzo turno (period) · fi yövuoro (group of workers) · cmn 夜班職員 /夜班职员 (group of workers) · sk nočná zmena (period) · lmo terza f or terz (el) (period) · pt turno noturno (group of workers) · it notte (period) · vi ca đêm (period) · sv nattskift (period) · uk нічна зміна (period) · ko 야근 (period) · fr poste de nuit (period)