Shaft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæft/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈaft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈaft/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈæft/.

Examples

his parting shot was `drop dead'
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheat dick chouse screw ray of light ray slam shot putz scape lance rotating shaft irradiation peter prick beam chicane dig jockey pecker calamus light beam beam of light spear

Parts of Speech

noun	a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
noun	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect “his parting shot was `drop dead'”
noun	a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
noun	a column of light (as from a beacon)
noun	the main (mid) section of a long bone
noun	obscene terms for penis
noun	a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
noun	a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
noun	(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
noun	a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
noun	a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
noun	the hollow spine of a feather
verb	equip with a shaft
verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Word Forms

gibe	verb	laugh at with contempt and derision
beamy	adjective	radiating or as if radiating light
beam	verb	emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
ray	verb	emit as rays
irradiate	verb	cast rays of light upon
diaphysial	adjective	relating to the diaphysis of a bone
diaphyseal	adjective	relating to the diaphysis of a bone
spear	verb	thrust up like a spear
lance	verb	pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
shaft	verb	equip with a shaft
shaft	noun	(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
cheat	noun	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheater	noun	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
chicanery	noun	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicane	noun	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Welle

eine Linie, die die Länge eines Pfeilzeigers bildet

🇫🇷French

arbre

une ligne qui forme la longueur d'un pointeur fléché

🇪🇸Spanish

eje

una línea que forma la longitud de un puntero de flecha

🇮🇹Italian

lancia

una linea che forma la lunghezza di un puntatore a freccia

🇳🇱Dutch

schacht

een lijn die de lengte van een pijlwijzer vormt

🇵🇹Portuguese

haste

uma linha que forma o comprimento de um ponteiro de seta

🇷🇺Russian

вал

линия, образующая длину указателя-стрелки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शाफ़्ट

एक रेखा जो एक तीर सूचक की लंबाई बनाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

খাদ

একটি লাইন যা একটি তীর নির্দেশকের দৈর্ঘ্য গঠন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தண்டு

அம்புக்குறியின் நீளத்தை உருவாக்கும் கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

షాఫ్ట్

బాణం పాయింటర్ యొక్క పొడవును ఏర్పరిచే పంక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शाफ्ट

बाण पॉइंटरची लांबी बनवणारी ओळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાફ્ટ

એક રેખા જે એરો પોઇન્ટરની લંબાઈ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಫ್ಟ್

ಬಾಣದ ಪಾಯಿಂಟರ್‌ನ ಉದ್ದವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷാഫ്റ്റ്

ഒരു അമ്പ് പോയിൻ്ററിൻ്റെ നീളം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വരി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਫਟ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਤੀਰ ਪੁਆਇੰਟਰ ਦੀ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شافٹ

ایک لکیر جو تیر کے نشان کی لمبائی بناتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轴

形成箭头指针长度的线

🇯🇵Japanese

軸

矢印ポインタの長さを形成する線

🇰🇷Korean

샤프트

화살표 포인터의 길이를 형성하는 선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trục

một đường tạo thành chiều dài của một con trỏ mũi tên

🇹🇭Thai

เพลา

เส้นที่สร้างความยาวของตัวชี้ลูกศร

🇮🇩Indonesian

batang

garis yang membentuk panjang penunjuk panah

🇵🇭Filipino

baras

isang linya na bumubuo sa haba ng isang arrow pointer

🇲🇾Malay

aci

garisan yang membentuk panjang penuding anak panah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رمح

الخط الذي يشكل طول مؤشر السهم

🇮🇷Persian

شفت

خطی که طول نشانگر فلش را تشکیل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

şaft

ok işaretçisinin uzunluğunu oluşturan çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּיר

קו שיוצר את אורכו של מצביע חץ

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The primary meaning of 'shaft' is 'a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer'.

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Using 'shaft' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shaft' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shaft' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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