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"she threw shafts of sarcasm"nounan aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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nounthe hollow spine of a feather
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nouna revolving rod that transmits power or motion
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nouna column of light (as from a beacon)type of:
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verbdefeat someone through trickery or deceit
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nounthe main (mid) section of a long bone
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noun(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
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nounobscene terms for penis
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nouna long pointed rod used as a tool or weapontype of:
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nouna line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
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nouna long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)type of:
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nouna long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
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nouna vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)type of:
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verbequip with a shaft
Parts of shaft
- "spearpoint"
- "spearhead"
- "barb"
- "spear-point"