noun Download 🔗Share One who, or that which, shifts or changes. Examples : "The factory job was hard work because the shifter had to constantly move heavy boxes from one conveyor belt to another. " person thing machine process action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis. Examples : ""The word 'today' in my sentence is a shifter; it means February 29th, 2024, but 'today' will mean something different tomorrow." " grammar language linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. Examples : "The car salesman was a known shifter, always finding ways to add hidden fees and inflate the price. " character person attitude moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions. Examples : "The weary shifters worked long hours below deck, constantly shifting the barrels of salted pork to keep the ship provisioned. " nautical job food sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another. Examples : "The factory worker used the shifter to move the belt, changing the speed of the machine. " machine technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc. Examples : "The knitter used a shifter to move the yarn loop and decrease the number of stitches, making the sweater narrower at the cuff. " technical machine utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The bicycle's shifter lets me change gears easily when I go uphill. " vehicle machine part technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spanner with an adjustable jaw size. Examples : ""Dad used the shifter to tighten the bolt on my bicycle." " technical utensil machine item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed. Examples : "The mine owner hired a shifter to clear the fallen rocks and support beams from the underground tunnels after the small earthquake. " job person work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting. Examples : "The shifter moved the empty freight cars from the main track to the loading platform. " vehicle machine technical industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shape-shifter, or a person or other being capable of changing their physical form. Examples : "The old legend spoke of a powerful shifter who could transform into any animal. " being person mythology character story supernatural Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (erotica) A genre of erotica focusing on lycanthropes or other shapeshifters, such as werewolves. Examples : "She discovered the "shifter" genre and was immediately drawn to the stories of passionate werewolves and their human mates. " literature sex entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading