gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
(noun) a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; “in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gearshift (plural gearshifts)
Alternative spelling of gear shift
gearshift (third-person singular simple present gearshifts, present participle gearshifting, simple past and past participle gearshifted)
(rare) To shift gears.
Source: Wiktionary
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
