Synonyms for shaft
noun
Rod
stem, handle, bar, cylinder, pole; see also rod 1.
A weapon
arrow, spear, lance, missile; see weapon 1.
Light ray
wave, streak, beam of light; see beam 2, ray.
give someone the shaft*
See shaft in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A series of particles or waves traveling close together in parallel paths:
beam, ray. See lightA relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:
bar, bloom2, rod, slab, stick. See thing
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