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shaft vs low beam

low beam vs shaft

shaft and low beam both are nouns.

shaft is a verb but low beam is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shaft Yes No Yes No
low beam Yes No No No
As nouns, low beam is a hyponym of shaft; that is, low beam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shaft:
  • shaft: a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • low beam: the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
Other hyponyms of shaft include heat ray, high beam, moon-ray, moon ray, moonbeam, sunbeam, sunray, laser beam.
shaft (noun) low beam (noun)
the hollow spine of a feather the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
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) low beam (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
equip with a shaft
Difference between shaft and low beam

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