Duty and Shift

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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Shift and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Duty".

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Duty and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

full	full duty	full shift
original	original duty	original shift
actual	actual duty	actual shift
real	real duty	real shift
Other adjectives: constant, main, social, important, new, permanent, major, final, extra, last.

You actually see him shift from a reasonable guy, to his Game Face, and then back when off duty.

Source: Pirate aka: Pirates
Happens on a fairly regular basis for people in jobs that require you to be 'on duty' your entire shift, such as police, security guards, firefighters, etc.

Source: They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich
Call Back: The plan to perform sentry duty at the motel is a call back to when the Mistakes kept watch in shift at Thaddeus' house back in the original timeline.

Source: Role Play / Deadly Mistakes

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