shaft
Nouns
- (n) a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
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(n) 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
- (n) a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- (n) a column of light (as from a beacon) beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam,
- (n) the main (mid) section of a long bone diaphysis,
- (n) obscene terms for penis cock, pecker, dick, peter, putz, prick, tool,
- (n) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon lance, spear,
- (n) a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- (n) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column scape,
- (n) a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- (n) a revolving rod that transmits power or motion rotating shaft,
- (n) the hollow spine of a feather quill, calamus,
Verbs
- (v) equip with a shaft
- (v) defeat someone through trickery or deceit chicane, chouse, jockey, cheat, screw,