shaft
Vertical mine passage
All shafts have roughly the same shape – long and cylindrical – but vary in composition.
A long pole that is part of a weapon or tool is often called a shaft (golf club shaft).
A shaft could consist of sunlight.
A mineshaft is a deep hole dug in the ground for access to ore.
Shaft is also a vulgar synonym for penis.
If you shaft someone, you treat them unfairly and meanly.
Shaft of daylight
- rayNarrow light emission
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- gleamFaint reflected light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
luminance · illumination · beam · light · glow · brightness · streak · slant
Vertical excavation for ore
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- oreMetal-bearing rock
elevator · hoist · cage · descent · vertical · underground · colliery · pit
Upright architectural support
Arrow stabilizing feathers
- nockArrow's bowstring slot
- arrowheadPiercing end of projectile
- broadheadWide-bladed arrow tip
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
archery · bow · spine · vane · feather · flight · trajectory · point
Male reproductive organ
Mechanism for vertical transport
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- hoistRaise with tackle
counterweight · motor · guide rails · doors · mechanism · rise · descent · hoistway
Threaded metal fastener
- stiffNot easily bent
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- exploitNotable act or abuse
deceive · betray · double-cross · shortchange · raw deal · unfair · screwed over
sunbeam
Shaft of daylight
radiance · luminance · illumination · beam · light · glow · brightness · streak · slant · column
mineshaft
Vertical excavation for ore
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
ore · elevator · hoist · cage · descent · vertical · underground · colliery · pit · airway
pillar
Upright architectural support
staff · post · mast · spear · lance · pike · handle · axle · stem · cylinder
fletching
Arrow stabilizing feathers
quiver · archery · bow · spine · vane · feather · flight · trajectory · point · archer
club
Organization with membership
wedge · wood · hybrid · grip · flex · graphite · steel · torque · hosel · ferrule
penis
Male reproductive organ
urethra · glans · foreskin · frenulum · phallus · member · genitalia
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
hoist · counterweight · motor · guide rails · doors · mechanism · rise · descent · hoistway · plunger
screw
Threaded metal fastener
exploit · deceive · betray · double-cross · shortchange · raw deal · unfair · screwed over
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- feathersfeather, feathers, plume, down feathers, quill
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- columnspillar, column, pillars, pedestal, pedestals
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- apparatus partsbearing, bracket, clamp, connector, dial
shafttunnel
Enclosed underground route
corridor · gallery · adit · passageway · drift
shaftfairness
Just and equal treatment
justice · fair dealing · fair treatment · equity · equitableness
- elevator shaftVertical enclosure for lifts
- mine shaftVertical tunnel for extraction
- ventilation shaftPassage for air exchange
- drive shaftRotating torque-transfer bar
- lamb shankYoung sheep's leg portion
- air shaftVertical passage for circulation