Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shaft | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dig | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shaft (noun) | dig (noun) |
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the hollow spine of a feather | the act of digging |
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 touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow |
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion | a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) |
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect |
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column | the site of an archeological exploration |
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) | |
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) |
shaft (verb) | dig (verb) |
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defeat someone through trickery or deceit | get the meaning of something |
equip with a shaft | turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
create by digging | |
remove the inner part or the core of | |
poke or thrust abruptly | |
thrust down or into | |
remove, harvest, or recover by digging | |
work hard |