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abaft
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adv 1: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an
airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square
sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the
captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
[syn: aft, abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward]
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aft
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adv 1: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an
airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square
sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the
captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
[syn: aft, abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward]
adj 1: (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern
or tail [ant: fore(a)]
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aircraft
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n 1: a vehicle that can fly
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allograft
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n 1: tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same
species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune
system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
[syn: homograft, allograft]
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camshaft
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n 1: has cams attached to it
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craft
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n 1: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned
his trade as an apprentice" [syn: trade, craft]
2: a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or
through outer space
3: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he
represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
[syn: craft, trade]
4: skill in an occupation or trade [syn: craft,
craftsmanship, workmanship]
5: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
[syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile,
slyness, wiliness]
v 1: make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a
complicated tool"
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crankshaft
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n 1: a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
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daft
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adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky]
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draft
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n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: draft, bill of
exchange, order of payment]
2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: draft,
rough drawing]
4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
5: any of the various versions in the development of a written
work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
constitution" [syn: draft, draft copy]
6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
draft, draught]
9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
draft, selective service]
10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig]
11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn:
draft, draught, drawing]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a
speech" [syn: draft, outline]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft,
muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]
3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught]
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draught
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n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
2: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig]
3: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
4: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
5: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
draft, draught]
6: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draft,
draught, drawing]
v 1: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught]
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engraft
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v 1: cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft
the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: graft,
engraft, ingraft]
2: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back
of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
[syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant]
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graft
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n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a
recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and
recipient [syn: graft, transplant]
2: the practice of offering something (usually money) in order
to gain an illicit advantage [syn: bribery, graft]
3: the act of grafting something onto something else [syn:
graft, grafting]
v 1: cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft
the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: graft,
engraft, ingraft]
2: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn:
transplant, graft]
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haft
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n 1: the handle of a weapon or tool [syn: haft, helve]
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handcraft
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n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft,
handcraft, handiwork, handwork]
v 1: make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"
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handicraft
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n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft,
handcraft, handiwork, handwork]
2: a craft that requires skillful hands
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hovercraft
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n 1: a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion
of air created by jet engines [syn: hovercraft, ground-
effect machine]
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needlecraft
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n 1: a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn:
needlework, needlecraft]
2: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a
needle [syn: needlework, needlecraft]
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overdraft
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n 1: a draft in excess of the credit balance
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raft
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n 1: a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be
used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
v 1: transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
2: travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
3: make into a raft; "raft these logs"
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shaft
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n 1: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
`drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig
at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam,
dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
3: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or
the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, beam of
light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft
of light, irradiation]
5: the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: diaphysis,
shaft]
6: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick,
shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
7: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon [syn: spear,
lance, shaft]
8: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
9: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a
column [syn: shaft, scape]
10: a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine
or tunnel
11: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn:
rotating shaft, shaft]
12: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus,
shaft]
v 1: equip with a shaft
2: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
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spacecraft
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n 1: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a
satellite around the sun [syn: spacecraft, ballistic
capsule, space vehicle]
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stagecraft
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n 1: skill in writing or staging plays
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statecraft
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n 1: wisdom in the management of public affairs [syn:
statesmanship, statecraft, diplomacy]
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understaffed
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adj 1: inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.;
"they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded
and understaffed hospitals" [syn: short-handed, short-
staffed, undermanned, understaffed]
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waft
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n 1: a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennant, pennon,
streamer, waft]
v 1: be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted
into the room"
2: blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
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watercraft
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n 1: skill in the management of boats
2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: vessel,
watercraft]
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witchcraft
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n 1: the art of sorcery [syn: witchcraft, witchery]
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woodcraft
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n 1: skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as
hunting or fishing or camping)
2: skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
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kraft
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n 1: strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a
sulfur solution [syn: kraft, kraft paper]
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redraft
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n 1: a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs
and charges of drafting again
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downdraft
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n 1: a strong downward air current
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ingraft
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v 1: cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft
the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: graft,
engraft, ingraft]
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priestcraft
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n 1: a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence
to control secular or political affairs
2: the skills involved in the work of a priest
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autograft
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n 1: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another
site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the
burned skin on his arms" [syn: autograft, autoplasty]
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homograft
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n 1: tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same
species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune
system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
[syn: homograft, allograft]
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heterograft
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n 1: tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary
graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of
another species [syn: heterograft, xenograft]
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housecraft
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n 1: skill in domestic management
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countershaft
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jackshaft
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kingcraft
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staffed
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bushcraft
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indraft
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mothercraft
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layshaft
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leechcraft
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