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shaft
noun(shaft)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shot, slam,
Examples:
She threw shafts of sarcasm.
shaft
noun(shaft)
the hollow spine of a feather
Synonyms: calamus, quill,
shaft
noun(shaft)
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
Synonyms: rotating shaft,
shaft
noun(shaft)
a column of light (as from a beacon)
Synonyms: beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light,
shaft
verb(shaft)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Synonyms: cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw,
shaft
noun(shaft)
the main (mid) section of a long bone
Synonyms: diaphysis,
shaft
noun(shaft)
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Synonyms: scape,
shaft
noun(shaft)
obscene terms for penis
Synonyms: cock, dick, pecker, prick, putz, tool,
shaft
noun(shaft)
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Synonyms: lance, spear,
shaft
noun(shaft)
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
shaft
noun(shaft)
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
shaft
noun(shaft)
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
shaft
noun(shaft)
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
shaft
verb(shaft)
equip with a shaft

Words Related to shaft!

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