day shift

noun

1. the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

• Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period

2. workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

• Syn: ↑day watch

• Hypernyms: ↑shift

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noun

: a shift of workers who work during daylight hours

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1. the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the daytime.

2. the scheduled period of labor for this work force.

[1870-75]

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day shift noun

1. A group of workers that takes its turn during the day

2. The daytime period of work

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Main Entry: ↑day

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day shift,

1. a group of workers working through the day: »

As the day shift filed from the plant, Knowland stuck out a warm and brawny hand and said, “I'm Senator Bill Knowland” (Newsweek).

2. the period of time during which they work.

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n. a period of time worked during the daylight hours in a hospital, factory, etc., as opposed to the night shift

■ [treated as sing. or pl.] the employees who work during this period