shifters
Things that move
Shifters is the plural of shifter, a person or thing that shifts.
The word appears in several contexts: a gear shifter changes transmission gears in a vehicle, a shape-shifter transforms physical form (common in fantasy and folklore), and in linguistics, shifters are words like "I" or "here" whose reference changes depending on who speaks and where.
The bike's shifters were worn out.
Werewolves are the most famous shifters in horror fiction.
Profound biological restructuring
- transformationThorough change in form
- morphChange form gradually
- lycanthropesHumans transforming into wolves
- skinwalkersNavajo witch shapeshifters
changelings · doppelgangers · werewolves · selkies · kitsune · full moon · human form · transmutation
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- synchromeshGear-matching transmission mechanism
- downshiftChange to lower gear
upshift · sequential · automatic · manual · H-pattern · overdrive · neutral · differential
Work beyond scheduled hours
- factory workersEmployees in manufacturing facilities
- nursesMedical care professionals
- relief workersPeople providing emergency assistance
- on-callAvailable when summoned
Professionals who relocate belongings
- relocatorsThose who change residence
- removalistsProfessional relocation workers
- dolliesWheeled platforms for loads
- hand trucksWheeled L-shaped haulers
packing · loading · hauling · transport · moving crew · lifting · carrying
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transformationThorough change in form
- morphChange form gradually
- lycanthropesHumans transforming into wolves
skinwalkers · changelings · doppelgangers · werewolves · selkies · kitsune · full moon · human form · transmutation · alter ego
transmission
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- synchromeshGear-matching transmission mechanism
downshift · upshift · sequential · automatic · manual · H-pattern · overdrive · neutral · differential · drivetrain
overtime
Work beyond scheduled hours
- factory workersEmployees in manufacturing facilities
- nursesMedical care professionals
- relief workersPeople providing emergency assistance
Grimm's Law
Germanic consonant shift principle
- diachronicConcerning change over time
furniture movers
Professionals who relocate belongings
- relocatorsThose who change residence
- removalistsProfessional relocation workers
- dolliesWheeled platforms for loads
hand trucks · packing · loading · hauling · transport · moving crew · lifting · carrying
- shape shifterOne who transforms appearance
- gear shifterVehicle transmission control
- shifted focus
- paddle shiftersSteering-mounted gear controls
- shifted aboutMoved in various directions