shaft
Meanings
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
- "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
- obscene terms for penis
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- the hollow spine of a feather
- equip with a shaft
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- SHAFT v -ED, -ING, -S to push or propel with a pole
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
shaft is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordshaft is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shaft is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
shaft is a valid Words With Friends word