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1. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

2. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow).

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] the hollow spine of a feather.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator).

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. shaft

noun. ['ˈʃæft'] a column of light (as from a beacon).

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. shaft

verb. ['ˈʃæft'] defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. shaft

verb. ['ˈʃæft'] equip with a shaft.

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  • shaft (English)
  • sceaft (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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