shaft
11shaft — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ vertical ▪ narrow ▪ elevator (AmE), lift (BrE) ▪ She almost fell down an elevator shaft …
12shaft — {{11}}shaft (n.1) O.E. sceaft long, slender rod of a staff or spear, from P.Gmc. *skaftaz (Cf. O.N. skapt, O.S. skaft, O.H.G. scaft, Ger. schaft, Du. schacht, not found in Gothic), which some connect with a Germanic passive pp. of PIE root *… …
13shaft — coun·ter·shaft; lands·man·shaft; shaft; shaft·ing; shaft·less; shaft·man; tur·bo·shaft; shaft·ment; af·ter·shaft·ed; coun·ter·shaft·ing; …
14shaft — shaftless, adj. shaftlike, adj. /shaft, shahft/, n. 1. a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. 2. something directed or barbed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. 3. a ray or beam: a shaft of sunlight.… …
15shaft — [[t]ʃɑ͟ːft, ʃæ̱ft[/t]] shafts 1) N COUNT: oft n N A shaft is a long vertical passage, for example for a lift. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft. ...old mine shafts. 2) N COUNT: usu n N In a machine, a shaft is a rod that turns round …
16shaft — shaft1 S3 [ʃa:ft US ʃæft] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(passage)¦ 2¦(handle)¦ 3¦(of light)¦ 4¦(engine part)¦ 5¦(for a horse)¦ 6¦(arrow)¦ 7 get the shaft ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sceaft] …
17shaft — shaft1 [ ʃæft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 main part of something long ▸ 2 long narrow passage ▸ 3 thin line of light ▸ 4 clever remark ▸ 5 arrow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end: the shaft of an arrow the… …
18shaft — n. 1) to bore, sink a shaft 2) a cardan (BE), drive (AE) shaft 3) an air; elevator (AE), lift (BE) shaft * * * [ʃɑːft] drive (AE) shaft lift (BE) shaft sink a shaft elevator (AE) an air to bore …
19shaft — I UK [ʃɑːft] / US [ʃæft] noun [countable] Word forms shaft : singular shaft plural shafts ** 1) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end the shaft of an arrow a) the handle of a tool b) a metal bar in an engine that causes… …
20shaft — I. noun (plural shafts) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceaft; akin to Old High German scaft shaft, Latin scapus shaft, stalk, Greek skēptesthai to prop oneself, lean Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the long handle of a spear or… …
