to shaft

Examples

• All

• This ensures the data is comparable from shaft to shaft in the database of the software.

  Blog text (33)

• John can have all the wealth he wants, but he doesn't have to shaft his workers to achieve that wealth.

  Blog text (12)

• Sunlight shafted through empty gray water.

  Fiction book (2000)

• For Republicans, that .5 victory and Senate Dems are a great excuse to reach across the aisle to shaft conservatives.

  Blog text (11)

• The camera pulls back a bit more, giving us a shot of them under the tree, speckled sunlight shafting through leaves overhead to fall upon their perfectly joined figures.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Now, faced with his own out-of-control government spending, Barack Obama has decided to shaft one of his most natural constituencies—unionized federal workers.

  Blog text (19)

• Catti-brie led it, putting the Heartseeker up in an instant and loosing a magical, silver-shafted arrow that seemed to trail lightning in its deadly flight.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The workers used a drill to shaft the new machinery with a sturdy arm for better performance.

• To improve the power of the tool, they decided to shaft it with a longer, more durable handle.

• He plans to shaft the upgraded equipment with a new wooden handle for better grip.

Synonyms

A

to axle

vsto shaft

• Specialized

8.6

To put a bar under wheels so they can turn

equip with a more general rodlike part used inside many machines

Compounds

E

elevator shaft

• Specialized

18 3.5

A tall narrow space in a building where an elevator moves up and down between floors

A

air shaft

6 4.7

A vertical passage in a building or mine that lets air move through spaces

V

ventilation shaft

• Specialized

5 4.5

A passage in a building that lets fresh air in and stale air out

S

shaft of light

4 3.5

A narrow beam of light that shines through an opening and lights a small area

T

transmission shaft

• Specialized

1 5.2

A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels

B

butt shaft

• Specialized

9.9

An arrow with a blunt tip used for safe target practice

R

rotating shaft

• Specialized

4.4

A rod that turns to move parts in a machine

R

rotor shaft

• Specialized

6.0

A long middle bar that the main rotor spins around in a helicopter

S

shaft encoder

• Specialized

8.0

A device that measures how a shaft turns and sends that information as a signal

S

shaft furnace

• Specialized

8.9

A tall vertical furnace that forces hot gas up through solid material to melt metal

S

shaft louse

• Specialized

9.9

A small insect that lives on chickens' feathers and causes itching

How Strong

support

141 1.4

axle

• Specialized

33 3.5

to shaft

• Specialized

1 7.8

trunnion

• Specialized

1 9.9

swivel pin

• Specialized

7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology