Main entry: calamus, shaft, quill
Definition: the hollow spine of a feather
Main entry: rotating shaft, shaft
Definition: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
Main entry: shaft
Definition: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
Main entry: shaft
Definition: a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
Definition: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Main entry: shaft
Definition: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
Main entry: spear, shaft, lance
Definition: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Main entry: dick, shaft, tool, cock, pecker, peter, putz, prick
Definition: obscene terms for penis
Definition: the main (mid) section of a long bone
Main entry: dig, slam, shaft, shot, barb, jibe, gibe
Definition: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Usage: his parting shot was `drop dead'; she threw shafts of sarcasm; she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Main entry: shaft
Definition: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Main entry: beam, beam of light, shaft, shaft of light, ray, ray of light, irradiation, light beam
Definition: a column of light (as from a beacon)
Main entry: shaft, screw, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey
Definition: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Main entry: shaft
Definition: equip with a shaft