shaft's

Long handle's narrow

Shaft's is the possessive form of shaft.

A shaft is a long, narrow structure—the shaft of an arrow, a mine shaft, a shaft of light.

In machinery, a shaft is a rotating rod that transmits power.

Informally, the shaft means unfair treatment: He got the shaft on that deal.

The possessive marks ownership or association: the elevator shaft's depth, the arrow shaft's fletching.

mechanical

axle

Shaft for wheel rotation

crankshaft · camshaft · propeller · rotating · torque · transmission · gear · coupling · bearing · rotation

light

beam

Structural support member

streak · sliver · column · golden · piercing · streaming · illumination · brightness · glowing · filtering

structural

column

Vertical structural element

  • pillarUpright architectural support
  • beamStructural support member
  • poleCylindrical shaft or extremity

support · vertical · cylinder · tunnel · mineshaft · elevator · passageway · conduit · duct · chimney

weapon

arrow

Pointed shaft for shooting

bolt · projectile · handle · haft · grip · pole · throwing · quiver · fletching · tip

betrayal

screwed

Secured with threads

mistreated · swindled · double-crossed · exploited · victimized · conned · duped · manipulated · tricked · unfair

Opposites
tool/weapon anatomy

shaft'sblade's

Of a cutting tool

head's · tip's · point's · bit's · edge's

architectural column parts

shaft'scapital's

Of a nation's seat

base's

vertical orientation in structures

shaft'stunnel's

Underground passage's possessive

corridor's · passage's · gallery's

Phrases
Family

shaft, shafts, shafted, shafting

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G