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craft

[ kraft, krahft ]

noun

plural crafts craft.
  1. an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:

    the craft of a mason.

  2. skill; dexterity:

    The silversmith worked with great craft.

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  3. skill or ability used for bad purposes; cunning; deceit; guile.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. the members of a trade or profession collectively; a guild.
  5. a ship or other vessel.
  6. a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole:

    The craft were warned of possible heavy squalls.

  7. aircraft collectively.
  8. a single aircraft.


adjective

  1. noting or relating to a food or other product made with special skill, especially manual skill:

    craft beer; craft coffee; a line of craft furniture.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make or manufacture (an object or product) with skill and careful attention to detail.

craft

/ ɑːڳ /

noun

  1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork
  2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning
  3. an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity
    1. the members of such a trade, regarded collectively
    2. ( as modifier )

      a craft guild

  4. a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
  5. functioning as plural ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make or fashion with skill, esp by hand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ڳl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of craft1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English æڳ “strength, skill”; cognate with German Kraft, Dutch kracht, Old Norse kraptr
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Word History and Origins

Origin of craft1

Old English æڳ skill, strength; related to Old Norse kraptr power, skill, Old High German kraft
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Synonym Study

See cunning.
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Example Sentences

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“It’s why me and so many of my colleagues have dedicated our lives to the craft. We don’t get to do what we do if you don’t show up.”

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They can also make use of craft tables, jigsaws, books and play table football.

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The world building for this 12-episode season, which is broken up into four 3-episode arcs, also included crafting new historic anthems and traditional ceremonies.

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Their original horns, made from wood and lead, had long been missing, but as part of the building's restoration the attraction's facilities manager Ross Morris, a keen woodworker, crafted some new ones.

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After the pandemic, he embarked on a tour of pubs and halls around the country to hone his craft.

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