Synonyms for
Shaft
Definition
a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement
Synonyms & similar words
scape
rayoflight
shaftoflight
ray
jockey
putz
lance
spear
rotatingshaft
lightbeam
dig
cock
screw
jibe
dick
quill
prick
beamoflight
barb
chouse
peter
irradiation
chicane
shot
tool
rod
pole
stick
stem
shank
handle
grip
haft
bar
beam
spar
trunk
column
pillar
post
stanchion
upright
standard
support
brace
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- elevator shaft
- mine shaft
- dark shaft
- long shaft
- vertical shaft
- shaft of light
- main shaft
Word family
noun shaft
Usage note
The word 'shaft' can refer to a long, narrow part of an object, a passage, or a beam of light. It is generally neutral in connotation.
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Example sentences
- The arrow's shaft was made of bamboo.
- The hammer's shaft was too short.
- The golf club's shaft was broken.
- The hockey stick's shaft was wrapped in tape.
- The knife's handle had a long shaft.
Quotes
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The pen is mightier than the sword.