- shaft - a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
--1 is a kind of line
--1 is a part of arrow, pointer- shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe - 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"
--2 is a kind of remark, comment
--2 has particulars: cheap shot- shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
--3 is a kind of rod
--3 has particulars: axle; thill- beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation - a column of light (as from a beacon)
--4 is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
--4 has particulars:heat ray; high beam; moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray; sunbeam, sunray; laser beam; low beam - diaphysis, shaft - the main (mid) section of a long bone
--5 is a kind of long bone, os longum
- cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz - obscene terms for penis
--6 is a kind of penis, phallus, member
- spear, lance, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a weapon
--7 is a kind of weapon, arm, weapon system
--7 has parts: barb; spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point
--7 has particulars: assegai, assagai; javelin; trident- shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
--8 is a kind of passageway
--8 is a part of building, edifice
--8 has particulars: elevator shaft; ventilation shaft; well- shaft, scape - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
--9 is a kind of upright, vertical
--9 is a part of column, pillarDerived form: verb shaft1 - shaft - a vertical passage into a mine
--10 is a kind of passage
--10 is a part of mine
--10 has particulars: air shaft, air well; downcast- rotating shaft, shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
--11 is a kind of rod
--11 is a part of rotating mechanism
--11 has particulars:camshaft; crankshaft; driveshaft; spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor; transmission shaft - quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow shaft of a feather
--12 is a kind of rib
--12 is a part of feather, plume, plumage - shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe - 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"
- shaft - equip with a shaft
--1 is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun shaft9
Somebody ----s something
- cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey - defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
--2 is one way to beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something