shaft - Meaning in Sanskrit

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IPA: ʃæftSanskrit: शैफ्ट

shaft - Meaning in Sanskrit

shaft Word Forms & Inflections

shafts (noun plural)
shafted (verb past tense)
shafting (verb present participle)
shafts (verb present tense)

Definitions and Meaning of shaft in English

shaft noun

  1. the hollow spine of a feather

    Synonyms

    calamus, calamus, quill, quill

  2. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

    Synonyms

    rotating shaft

  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 long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
  5. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

    Synonyms

    scape

  6. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
  7. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

    Synonyms

    lance, lance, lance, spear, spear

  8. obscene terms for penis

    Synonyms

    cock, cock, dick, dick, pecker, prick, putz, tool

  9. the main (mid) section of a long bone

    Synonyms

    diaphysis

  10. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    Synonyms

    barb, barb, dig, gibe, gibe, jibe, shot, slam, slam

    Examples

    • "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
    • "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
    • "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
  11. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
  12. a column of light (as from a beacon)

    Synonyms

    beam of light, beam, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, ray, ray, shaft of light

shaft verb

  1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    Synonyms

    cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw

  2. equip with a shaft

Synonyms of shaft

More matches for shaft

noun 

shaft of lightरश्मिः

What is shaft meaning in Sanskrit?

The word or phrase shaft refers to the hollow spine of a feather, or a revolving rod that transmits power or motion, or a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow), or a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel, or (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column, or a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator), or defeat someone through trickery or deceit. See shaft meaning in Sanskrit, shaft definition, translation and meaning of shaft in Sanskrit. Find shaft similar words, shaft synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of shaft. Find the answer of what is the meaning of shaft in Sanskrit.

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