Open English Wordnet

Nouns

(n)shafta line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

(n)shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibean 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”

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

(n)beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiationa column of light (as from a beacon)

(n)diaphysis, shaftthe main (mid) section of a long bone

(n)cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putzobscene terms for penis

(n)spear, lance, shafta long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

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

(n)shaft, scape(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

(n)shafta long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

(n)rotating shaft, shafta revolving rod that transmits power or motion

(n)quill, calamus, shaftthe hollow spine of a feather

Verbs

(v)shaftequip with a shaft

(v)cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockeydefeat someone through trickery or deceit

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