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graveyard shift
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graveyard shift
n.
1. A work shift that runs during the early morning hours, as from midnight to 8 a.m.
2. The workers on such a shift.

graveyard shift
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) US the working shift between midnight and morning
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Noun1.graveyard shift - the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work
2.graveyard shift - workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time


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