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Word: Shaft
Speech Type: Noun
Old English scæft, sceaft ‘handle, pole’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaft, German Schaft, and perhaps also to sceptre. Early senses of the verb (late Middle English) were ‘fit with a handle’ and ‘send out shafts of light’
ʃɑːft
a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar
Short Definition:long, narrow part or section forming handle
Examples:- the shaft of a golf club
- the shaft of a feather
a ray of light or bolt of lightning
Short Definition:ray of light or bolt of lightning
Examples:- a shaft of sunlight
a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates a lift in a building, or provides ventilation.
Short Definition:long, narrow vertical hole
a man's penis.
Short Definition:man's penis
Word: Shaft
Speech Type: Verb
ʃɑːft
(of light) shine in beams
Short Definition:shine in beams
Examples:- brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight
(of a man) have sex with.
Short Definition:have sex with
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