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Results for: "shaft"

Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

shaft — long passage sunk into the earth
→ ŝakto
shaft — long narrow body of spear or arrow
→ fusto

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (12)

1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer;

2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
- Example: "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
- Example: "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
- Example: "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
[syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]

3. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow);

4. a column of light (as from a beacon);
[syn: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation]

5. the main (mid) section of a long bone;
[syn: diaphysis, shaft]

6. obscene terms for penis;
[syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]

7. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon;
[syn: spear, lance, shaft]

8. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator);

9. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column;
[syn: shaft, scape]

10. a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel;

11. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion;
[syn: rotating shaft, shaft]

12. the hollow spine of a feather;
[syn: quill, calamus, shaft]


VERB (2)

1. equip with a shaft;

2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit;
[syn: cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]