Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tool | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shaft | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tool (noun) | shaft (noun) |
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the means whereby some act is accomplished | the hollow spine of a feather |
an implement used in the practice of a vocation | a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) |
obscene terms for penis | a revolving rod that transmits power or motion |
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | 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) |
tool (verb) | shaft (verb) |
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work with a tool | defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it | equip with a shaft |
drive | |
furnish with tools |