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Craft

noun/kɹˈæft/
Definition
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈæft/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈaft/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈaft/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈæft/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe skilled practice of a practical occupation
“he learned his trade as an apprentice”
nouna vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
nounpeople who perform a particular kind of skilled work
“he represented the craft of brewers”
nounskill in an occupation or trade
nounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
verbmake by hand and with much skill
“The artisan crafted a complicated tool”
Word Forms
craftverbmake by hand and with much skill
craftsmannouna professional whose work is consistently of high quality
workmannounan employee who performs manual or industrial labor
craftyadjectivemarked by skill in deception
foxyadjectivemarked by skill in deception
slyadjectivemarked by skill in deception
wilyadjectivemarked by skill in deception
craftnounskill in an occupation or trade
crafternouna creator of great skill in the manual arts
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Handwerk
die fachgerechte Ausübung einer praktischen Tätigkeit
🇫🇷French
artisanat
la pratique qualifiée d'un métier pratique
🇪🇸Spanish
artesanía
la práctica calificada de una ocupación práctica
🇮🇹Italian
mestiere
l’esercizio qualificato di un’occupazione pratica
🇳🇱Dutch
ambacht
de bekwame uitoefening van een praktisch beroep
🇵🇹Portuguese
arte
a prática qualificada de uma ocupação prática
🇷🇺Russian
ремесло
квалифицированная практика практической деятельности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शिल्प
व्यावहारिक व्यवसाय का कुशल अभ्यास
🇧🇩Bengali
নৈপুণ্য
একটি ব্যবহারিক পেশার দক্ষ অনুশীলন
🇮🇳Tamil
கைவினை
ஒரு நடைமுறை ஆக்கிரமிப்பின் திறமையான பயிற்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రాఫ్ట్
ఆచరణాత్మక వృత్తి యొక్క నైపుణ్యం కలిగిన అభ్యాసం
🇮🇳Marathi
हस्तकला
व्यावहारिक व्यवसायाचा कुशल सराव
🇮🇳Gujarati
હસ્તકલા
વ્યવહારુ વ્યવસાયની કુશળ પ્રેક્ટિસ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರಕುಶಲ
ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಉದ್ಯೋಗದ ನುರಿತ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്രാഫ്റ്റ്
ഒരു പ്രായോഗിക തൊഴിലിൻ്റെ വിദഗ്ധ പരിശീലനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਿਲਪਕਾਰੀ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਕਿੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਹੁਨਰਮੰਦ ਅਭਿਆਸ
🇵🇰Urdu
دستکاری
ایک عملی پیشے کی ہنر مند مشق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
工艺
实际职业的熟练实践
🇯🇵Japanese
クラフト
実際の職業の熟練した実践
🇰🇷Korean
선박
실용적인 직업의 숙련된 실천
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thủ công
thực hành lành nghề của một nghề nghiệp thực tế
🇹🇭Thai
งานฝีมือ
การฝึกทักษะของการประกอบอาชีพจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
keahlian
praktik terampil dari pekerjaan praktis
🇲🇾Malay
kerajinan
amalan mahir pekerjaan praktikal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حرفة
الممارسة الماهرة للمهنة العملية
🇮🇷Persian
صنایع دستی
تمرین ماهرانه یک شغل عملی
🇹🇷Turkish
zanaat
pratik bir mesleğin vasıflı uygulaması
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְלָאכָה
תרגול מיומן של עיסוק מעשי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'craft'?
The primary meaning of 'craft' is 'the skilled practice of a practical occupation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'craft' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'craft' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'craft' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'craft' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'craft' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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