Dictionary entry details
• SHAFT (noun)
Meaning:
A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
line (a mark that is long relative to its width)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
arrow; pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
Meaning:
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
jibe; gibe; barb; dig; shaft; slam; shot
Context examples:
his parting shot was 'drop dead' / she threw shafts of sarcasm / she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
Meaning:
A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
thill (one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it)
axle (a shaft on which a wheel rotates)
Meaning:
A column of light (as from a beacon)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
shaft of light; ray of light; ray; light beam; beam of light; irradiation; beam; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
heat ray (a ray that produces a thermal effect)
high beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination)
moon ray; moon-ray; moonbeam (a ray of moonlight)
sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)
laser beam (a beam of light generated by a laser)
low beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance)
Meaning:
The main (mid) section of a long bone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
diaphysis; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
long bone; os longum (in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow)
Meaning:
Obscene terms for penis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cock; pecker; putz; peter; dick; prick; tool; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
member; penis; phallus (the male organ of copulation ('member' is a euphemism))
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
Meaning:
A long pointed rod used as a weapon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
spear; lance; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Meronyms (parts of "shaft"):
spear-point; spearhead; spearpoint (the head and sharpened point of a spear)
barb (a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
assagai; assegai (the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa)
javelin (a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events)
trident (a spear with three prongs)
Meaning:
A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
passageway (a passage between rooms or between buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
well (an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway))
ventilation shaft (a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation)
elevator shaft (a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Meaning:
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scape; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure)
Meaning:
A vertical passage into a mine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
passage (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
air shaft; air well (a shaft for ventilation)
downcast (a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
mine (excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted)
Meaning:
A revolving rod that transmits power or motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rotating shaft; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaft"):
camshaft (has cams attached to it)
crankshaft (a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank)
driveshaft (a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application)
arbor; mandrel; mandril; spindle (any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts)
transmission shaft (rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
rotating mechanism (a mechanism that rotates)
Meaning:
The hollow spine of a feather
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
quill; calamus; shaft
Hypernyms ("shaft" is a kind of...):
rib (a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant)
Holonyms ("shaft" is a part of...):
feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
• SHAFT (verb)
Meaning:
Equip with a shaft
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "shaft" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
jockey; chouse; chicane; cheat; shaft; screw
Hypernyms (to "shaft" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
