nounπShareThe entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow."The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows for any cracks before the competition. "weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin."The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows before the competition. "weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin."During the playful snowball fight, the children launched icy shafts at each other. "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 oiled the shafts of his plow before attaching the horses. "partmachinevehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beam or ray of light."Sunlight streamed through the window, casting bright shafts of light across the dusty floor. "naturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe main axis of a feather."The bird's feather had strong shafts, supporting its delicate barbs. "anatomybirdpartChat 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!"sportpartutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine"The old coal mine had several shafts that led deep underground. "geologystructureindustrytechnicalChat 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."architecturebuildingpartChat 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 architect pointed to the shafts of the ancient temple, noting their smooth, unadorned surfaces between the decorative capitals and the worn pedestals. "architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe main cylindrical part of the penis."The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."anatomyorganbodysexphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe chamber of a blast furnace."The intense heat within the blast furnace shafts melts the iron ore. "architectureindustrymachineChat 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."actionnegativecharacterattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo equip with a shaft."The factory shafts the new toy cars with metal axles before packaging them. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fuck; to have sexual intercourse with."Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."sexbodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
