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shafts

/ʃæfts/ /ʃɑːfts/

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The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Examples :

"The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows for any cracks before the competition. "

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The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Examples :

"The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows before the competition. "

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(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Examples :

"During the playful snowball fight, the children launched icy shafts at each other. "

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Any 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.

Examples :

"The farmer oiled the shafts of his plow before attaching the horses. "

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A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"Sunlight streamed through the window, casting bright shafts of light across the dusty floor. "

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The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird's feather had strong shafts, supporting its delicate barbs. "

anatomy bird part

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The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

Examples :

"Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"

sport part utensil

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A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine

Examples :

"The old coal mine had several shafts that led deep underground. "

geology structure industry technical

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A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

Examples :

"Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."

architecture building part

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A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Examples :

"Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."

architecture utility building

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Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

Examples :

"The architect pointed to the shafts of the ancient temple, noting their smooth, unadorned surfaces between the decorative capitals and the worn pedestals. "

architecture part building

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The main cylindrical part of the penis.

Examples :

"The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."

anatomy organ body sex physiology

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The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The intense heat within the blast furnace shafts melts the iron ore. "

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verb

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Examples :

"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

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To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The factory shafts the new toy cars with metal axles before packaging them. "

technical machine part

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To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

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