shifter
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Synonyms: shifted, shitter, snifter, sifter, swifter, shiftier, shiffer, stifter, shafter, shiter
Antonyms: shifted, shitter, snifter, sifter, swifter, shiftier, shiffer, stifter, shafter, shiter
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- One who, or that which, [[shifts]] or [[changes]].
- {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[word]] whose [[meaning]] changes depending on the situation, as by [[deixis]].
- {{lb|en|dated}} Someone who plays [[tricks]]; a [[trickster]].<ref name=Webster>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
- {{lb|en|nautical}} An [[assistant]] to the [[ship]]'s [[cook]] in washing, [[soak]]ing, and shifting the salt provisions.<ref name=Webster />
- {{senseid|en|control device}}<!--e.g., [[d:Q1710434]]--> {{lb|en|engineering}} A control device (usually a [[lever]] or [[button]]) for [[shift gears|shifting gears]] in a [[gearbox]], or an arrangement for shifting a [[belt]] [[sidewise]] from one [[pulley]] to another.<ref name=Webster />
- {{lb|en|engineering|textiles}} A [[wire]] for changing a [[loop]] from one [[needle]] to another, as in [[narrow]]ing, etc.<ref name=Webster />
- {{lb|en|cycling}} A [[component]] used by the [[rider]] to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired [[gear ratio]], usually connected to the [[derailleur]] by a [[mechanical]] [[actuation]] [[cable]].
- {{senseid|en|Q449109}} {{lb|en|especially|Australia}} A [[spanner]] with an adjustable jaw size.
- {{lb|en|mining|historical}} A person employed to [[repair]] the [[horseway]]s and other [[passage]]s, and keep them [[unobstructed]].
- {{lb|en|US|Pennsylvania}} A [[switcher]] or [[shunter]]: a [[railroad]] [[locomotive]] used for [[shunt]]ing.
- {{lb|en|mythology|science fiction|fantasy}} A [[shape-shifter]]; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a [[lycanthrope]].
- A [[shiftworker]].
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