shaft

Meanings

• 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
  • "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
• a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
• a column of light (as from a beacon)
• the main (mid) section of a long bone
• obscene terms for penis
• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
• (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
• a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
• a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
• the hollow spine of a feather
• equip with a shaft
• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonyms

barb, beam, beam of light, calamus, cheat, chicane, chouse, cock, diaphysis, dick, dig, gibe, irradiation, jibe, jockey, lance, light beam, pecker, peter, prick, putz, quill, ray, ray of light, rotating shaft, scape, screw, shaft of light, shot, slam, spear, tool