A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
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.
A violent occurrence or event.
A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
A fault or interruption in a stratum.
A malfunction.
Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
To worry; to be anxious.
To take pains to do something.