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According to WordNet, the noun "shaft" has 12 sense(s).

105592733 the main (mid) section of a long bone.

106821770 a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.

106767922 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".

104270891 a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.

111428023 a column of light (as from a beacon).

102468617 the hollow spine of a feather.

104182514 a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel.

104111190 a revolving rod that transmits power or motion.

105526713 obscene terms for penis.

104182322 a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow).

104182708 (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column.

104182890 a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator).

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