shaft | (noun) the hollow spine of a feather | Synonyms: calamus, quill |
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(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 revolving rod that transmits power or motion | Synonyms: rotating shaft |
(noun) a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel | - |
(noun) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column | Synonyms: scape |
(noun) a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) | - |
(noun) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | Synonyms: lance, spear |
(noun) the main (mid) section of a long bone | Synonyms: diaphysis |
(noun) obscene terms for penis | Synonyms: cock, dick, pecker, prick, putz, tool |
(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 | Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shot, slam |
(noun) a column of light (as from a beacon) | Synonyms: beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light |