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ray vs shaft

shaft vs ray

ray and shaft both are nouns.

ray and shaft both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ray Yes No Yes No
shaft Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ray and shaft are synonyms defined as:
  • ray and shaft: a column of light (as from a beacon)
Other synonyms of ray include beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light.
ray (noun) shaft (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins the hollow spine of a feather
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
a column of light (as from a beacon) a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
the main (mid) section of a long bone
obscene terms for penis
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)
ray (verb) shaft (verb)
expose to radiation defeat someone through trickery or deceit
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center equip with a shaft
emit as rays
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