One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
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.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
A genre of erotica focusing on lycanthropes or other shapeshifters, such as werewolves.
A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
A person who changes the reality their consciousness resides in, through meditation or other means.
A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.
A shape-shifter, or a person or other being capable of changing their physical form.
One who, or that which, spans.
A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
To use a spanner; to fix with a spanner