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passage vs shaft

shaft vs passage

passage and shaft both are nouns.

passage is not a verb while shaft is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passage Yes No No No
shaft Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shaft is a hyponym of passage; that is, shaft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:
  • passage: a way through or along which someone or something may pass
  • shaft: a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
Other hyponyms of passage include adit, aisle, channel, conduit, cul, cul de sac, dead end, fish ladder, passageway, right of way, throat.
passage (noun) shaft (noun)
a journey usually by ship the hollow spine of a feather
the passing of a law by a legislative body a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
the act of passing something to another person a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
the act of passing from one state or place to the next a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
a way through or along which someone or something may pass a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length the main (mid) section of a long bone
a short section of a musical composition obscene terms for penis
the motion of one object relative to another a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a column of light (as from a beacon)
passage (verb) shaft (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
equip with a shaft
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