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shaft

/ shaft /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
equip with a shaft
Type of:
equip fit fit out
Derived:
scape
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 2
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Type of:
line
Has parts:
arrow pointer
noun Sense 3
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
Type of:
passageway
Kinds of:
elevator shaft ventilation shaft well
Has parts:
building edifice
noun Sense 4
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Type of:
upright vertical
Has parts:
column pillar
Domain:
architecture
noun Sense 5
a vertical passage into a mine
Type of:
passage
Kinds of:
air shaft air well downcast
Has parts:
mine
noun Sense 6
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
Type of:
rod
Kinds of:
axle thill
noun Sense 7
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
Type of:
rod
Kinds of:
camshaft crankshaft driveshaft spindle mandrel
Has parts:
rotating mechanism
noun Sense 8
the main (mid) section of a long bone
Type of:
long bone os longum
noun Sense 9
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"his parting shot was `drop dead''"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Type of:
remark comment
Kinds of:
cheap shot
Derived:
jeer scoff flout barrack gibe
verb Sense 10
defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
trickery chicanery chicane guile wile
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 11
the hollow shaft of a feather
Type of:
rib
Has parts:
feather plume plumage
noun Sense 12
a long pointed rod used as a weapon
Type of:
weapon arm weapon system
Kinds of:
assegai assagai javelin trident
Derived:
lance spear spear up
noun Sense 13
obscene terms for penis
Type of:
penis phallus member
Domain:
obscenity vulgarism dirty word
noun Sense 14
a column of light (as from a beacon)
Type of:
light visible light visible radiation
Kinds of:
heat ray high beam moonbeam moon ray moon-ray
Derived:
irradiate ray shine beam
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Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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equip fit fit out line passageway elevator shaft ventilation shaft well upright vertical passage air shaft