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  1. noun
    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
    "she threw shafts of sarcasm"

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  2. noun
    the hollow spine of a feather

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  3. noun
    a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

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    rod
  4. noun
    a column of light (as from a beacon)
  5. verb
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  6. noun
    the main (mid) section of a long bone

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  7. noun
    (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

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  8. noun
    obscene terms for penis

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  9. noun
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

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  10. noun
    a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
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  11. noun
    a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
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    rod
  12. noun
    a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
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  13. noun
    a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
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  14. verb
    equip with a shaft
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Examples of shaft
  • "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
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