One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
sceneshifter, stagehand generic term, stage technician generic term noun, gearshift, gearstick, gear lever, mechanical device generic term
Vogais: ie
Consoantes: shftr
sifter, swifter, spitter, sheepbiter, six-footer, spider, soft water, savitar, scepter, spatter.