shaft
Noun
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is a type of: line - a mark that is long relative to its width
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is a type of: comment, input, remark - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds informationsubtypes: cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
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is a type of: rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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is a type of: light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensationsubtypes:
- heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect
- high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
- moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight
- sunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlight
- laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser
- low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
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is a type of: long bone, os longum - in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrowsame as: diaphysis
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domain usage: dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
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is a type of: arm, weapon, weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or huntingsubtypes:has:
- barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- spear-point, spearhead, spearpoint - the head and sharpened point of a spear
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is a type of: passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildingssubtypes:
- elevator shaft - a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
- ventilation shaft - a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
- well - an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
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referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildingsis a part of: column, pillar - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structuresame as: scape
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is a type of: passage - a way through or along which someone or something may passsubtypes:
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is a type of: rod - a long thin implement made of metal or woodsubtypes:
- camshaft - an engine shaft with cams attached to it
- crankshaft - a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
- driveshaft - a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
- arbor, mandrel, mandril, spindle - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- transmission shaft - rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential
is a part of: rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotatessame as: rotating shaft -
is a type of: rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
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