All graveyard shift synonyms
grave·yard shift
G g noun graveyard shift
- night shift — the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.
- swing shift — a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
- anchor watch — a deck watch maintained by the crew of a ship at anchor.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- graveyard watch — graveyard shift.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).