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shaft

/ˈʃæft/noun, verb1 syllable

Shaft means: a column of light (as from a beacon).

Synonyms for shaft46

noun, as in a column of light (as from a beacon)

beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation

noun, as in an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

shot, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe

noun, as in obscene terms for penis

cock, prick, dick, pecker, tool, putz

noun, as in a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

spear, lance

noun, as in the hollow spine of a feather

quill, calamus

noun, as in the main (mid) section of a long bone

diaphysis

noun, as in (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

scape

noun, as in a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

rotating shaft

verb, as in defeat someone through trickery or deceit

cheat, chouse, screw, chicane, jockey

also used for shaft

stale, pole, carriage pole, rachis, mineshaft, liftshaft, airduct, harness, abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, feign

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What does shaft mean?14

noun

1

a column of light (as from a beacon)

2

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect“his parting shot was ‘drop dead’”

3

obscene terms for penis

4

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

5

the hollow spine of a feather

6

the main (mid) section of a long bone

7

(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

8

a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

9

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

10

a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

11

a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

12

a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

verb

1

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

2

equip with a shaft

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shaft?10

one syllable

draftcraftlaughedgraftraftdaftaftkraftstaffeddraught
Show 40 near rhymes
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Shaft in a sentence

  • From here, you can look down the elevator shaft.AlanF_US
  • He spent the afternoon high, watching dust float through shafts of light.Eccles17
  • The elevator shaft goes all the way to the basement.LimeGreenTeknii
  • The elevator shaft reaches down to the basement.LimeGreenTeknii
  • Ziri peeked inside to be able to see how the mine shaft was.Amastan
  • Ziri rounded up all the gear he needed to go exploring that mine shaft.Amastan
  • Stefan stayed in that mine shaft for hours.Amastan
  • The elevator goes up and down the shaft.Miktsoanit

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shaft

as a noun

plural
shafts

as a verb

past tense
shafted
present participle
shafting
third-person singular
shafts
past participle
shafted