nounπShareThe entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow."The archer carefully examined the shaft of the arrow before shooting. "weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin."The archer carefully checked the shaft of his arrow for any cracks. "partweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin."The boy threw a sturdy wooden shaft at the target during the school sports day. "weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc."The farmer used the long wooden shaft of the plow to turn the soil. "parttechnicalmachinevehicleitembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beam or ray of light."A shaft of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. "naturephysicsappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe main axis of a feather."The bird carefully fluffed its feathers, adjusting the shaft of each one. "biologybirdpartanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe long narrow body of a lacrosse stick."Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"sportutensilitempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine"The miners descended into the shaft to collect the coal. "geologyarchitectureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft."Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct."Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."architectureutilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal."The antique lamp post's shaft was a smooth, polished stone. "architecturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe main cylindrical part of the penis."The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."anatomyorgansexbodyphysiologyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe chamber of a blast furnace."The workers carefully monitored the temperature in the shaft of the blast furnace. "architectureindustrymachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery."Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."moralattitudeactionbusinessfinancenegativeinhumansocietylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo equip with a shaft."The carpenter shafted the new door with a sturdy wooden post. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fuck; to have sexual intercourse with."Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."sexhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
