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The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. My going to Oxford was not merely for shift of air. Sir H. Wotton.

Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.

at the same distance from the middle of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters, hanging the tiebeam, etc. -- Side rod. (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead with the side levers, in a side-lever engine. (b) See Parallel rod, under Parallel. -- Side screw (Firearms), one of the screws by…

bycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa.

The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down.

A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.

A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.

cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.

o twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle. A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. Chaucer.

s (Zoöl.), a subspecies, or variety, which is in process of becoming permanent, and thus changing to a true species, usually by isolation in localities from which other varieties are excluded.

Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor. E. Eggleston. The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast, that sponges upon other people's trenchers. L'Estrange.

See Sun spot, ander Sun. -- On, or Upon, the spot, immediately; before moving; without changing place. It was determined upon the spot. Swift.

that which is marked; a thing stamped. hanging a golden stamp about their necks. Shak.

severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree. The sterne wind so loud gan to rout. Chaucer. I would outstare the sternest eyes that look.…

A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

Suspended; hanging; depending.

Having a prominent, overhanging belly. Shak.

A prominent, overhanging belly. Smollett.

Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight. Sir T. Browne.