Definitions for shaftʃæft, ʃɑft

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shaft(noun)

    a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer




  3. shaft(noun)



    a column of light (as from a beacon)

  5. diaphysis, shaft(noun)

    the main (mid) section of a long bone


    obscene terms for penis

  7. spear, lance, shaft(noun)

    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

  8. shaft(noun)

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

  9. shaft, scape(noun)

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

  10. shaft(noun)


  11. rotating shaft, shaft(noun)

    a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

  12. quill, calamus, shaft(verb)

    the hollow spine of a feather

  13. shaft(verb)

    equip with a shaft


    defeat someone through trickery or deceit


  1. shaft(Noun)

    The long narrow body of a spear or arrow


  2. shaft(Noun)

    A beam or ray of light


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  4. shaft(Noun)

    The main axis of a feather


  5. shaft(Noun)

    The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick


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  7. shaft(Noun)

    A vertical or near-vertical cave passage.

  8. shaft(Noun)

    A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.


  9. shaft(Noun)

    A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.


  10. shaft(Verb)

    to equip something with a shaft

  11. shaft(Verb)

    To have sexual intercourse with someone

    Turns out my best mate was shafting my girlfriend.

  12. shaft(Verb)



  13. shaft(Noun)

    A malicious act, as in u201Cto give someone the shaftu201D


  14. shaft(Noun)

    The main cylindrical part of the penis


Webster Dictionary

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  4. Shaft(noun)

    the trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant

  5. Shaft(noun)

    the stem or midrib of a feather

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  7. Shaft(noun)

    the part of a candlestick which supports its branches

  8. Shaft(noun)


  9. Shaft(noun)

    a pole, especially a Maypole

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  12. Shaft(noun)

    a rod at the end of a heddle

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  17. Shaft(noun)

    the chamber of a blast furnace

  18. Origin: [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. , , a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. Scape, Scepter, Shave.]


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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Shaft

    shaft, n. anything long and straight, as the stem of an arrow, &c.: a long arrow, anything like an arrow in form or effect: the part of a column between the base and capital: the stem of a feather: the pole or thill of a carriage: the handle of a tool of any kind.—adj. Shaft′ed, having a shaft or handle.—ns. Shaft′-horse, the horse that is harnessed between the shafts of a carriage; Shaft′ing (mach.), the system of shafts connecting machinery with the prime mover.—Make a shaft or a bolt of it (Shak.), to take the risk and make the best of it—the shaft and the bolt being the arrows of the long-bow and the cross-bow respectively. [A.S. sceaft; prob. orig. pa.p. of scafan, to shave.]

  2. Shaft

    shaft, n. a well-like excavation sunk into a mine for pumping, hoisting, &c.: the tunnel of a blast-furnace. [Prob. in this sense from Ger. schacht, a shaft; cog. with foregoing.]

British National Corpus

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shaft in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shaft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Costica Maroleanu:

    The member was black, and the only remaining skin was at the base of the shaft and highly infectious.

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  4. Andrew Kauff:

    As it is raining today, the mine shaft hole has become much bigger, as it gets closer to the house I hope the area that has solid earth will remain intact.

  5. Chief Executive Gregory Hayes:

    You don't want to start that jet engine up with a shaft that's bent, even if we're talking about 5/10,000ths of an inch, you do three minutes of windmilling operation to cool the entire hot section of the aircraft down to the same temperature.

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