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craft C0719600 (krăft)n.1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at skill.2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.3. a. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.b. The practitioners of such an occupation or trade considered as a group.4. pl. craft A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.5. crafts Items made by craftspeople.tr.v. craft·ed, craft·ing, crafts To make or construct (something) with care or ingenuity. [Middle English, from Old English cræft.] craft′er n.craft (krɑːft) n1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning3. (Crafts) an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity4. (Crafts) a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectivelyb. (as modifier): a craft guild. 5. (Nautical Terms) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft6. (Aeronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft7. (Astronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft8. (Nautical Terms) (functioning as plural) ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectivelyvb (tr) to make or fashion with skill, esp by hand[Old English cræft skill, strength; related to Old Norse kraptr power, skill, Old High German kraft]craft (kræft, krɑft) n., pl. crafts, for 5,8, craft, n. 1. an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, esp. manual skill. 2. skill; dexterity. 3. cunning; deceit. 4. the membership of a guild. 5. a ship or other vessel. 6. a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole. 7. an aircraft. 8. aircraft collectively. v.t. 9. to make or manufacture (an object or objects) with great skill and care. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cræft strength, skill, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon kraft, Old High German chraft, Old Norse kraptr] Craft vessels collectively, 1671; a brotherhood of freemasons, 1430; those engaged in a craft or trade, 1362.craftA craft is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skilfully by hand, often in a traditional way. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is crafts. It's a pity to see the old crafts dying out.A craft is also a vehicle such as a boat, hovercraft, or submarine that carries people or things on or under water. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is craft. There were eight destroyers and fifty smaller craft.craft Past participle: crafted Gerund: crafting
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I craft | you craft | he/she/it crafts | we craft | you craft | they craft |
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I crafted | you crafted | he/she/it crafted | we crafted | you crafted | they crafted |
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I am crafting | you are crafting | he/she/it is crafting | we are crafting | you are crafting | they are crafting |
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I have crafted | you have crafted | he/she/it has crafted | we have crafted | you have crafted | they have crafted |
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I was crafting | you were crafting | he/she/it was crafting | we were crafting | you were crafting | they were crafting |
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I had crafted | you had crafted | he/she/it had crafted | we had crafted | you had crafted | they had crafted |
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I will craft | you will craft | he/she/it will craft | we will craft | you will craft | they will craft |
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I will have crafted | you will have crafted | he/she/it will have crafted | we will have crafted | you will have crafted | they will have crafted |
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I will be crafting | you will be crafting | he/she/it will be crafting | we will be crafting | you will be crafting | they will be crafting |
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I have been crafting | you have been crafting | he/she/it has been crafting | we have been crafting | you have been crafting | they have been crafting |
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I will have been crafting | you will have been crafting | he/she/it will have been crafting | we will have been crafting | you will have been crafting | they will have been crafting |
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I had been crafting | you had been crafting | he/she/it had been crafting | we had been crafting | you had been crafting | they had been crafting |
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I would craft | you would craft | he/she/it would craft | we would craft | you would craft | they would craft |
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I would have crafted | you would have crafted | he/she/it would have crafted | we would have crafted | you would have crafted | they would have crafted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"tradejob, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"airplane mechanics - the craft of building and repairing airplanesauto mechanics - the craft of building and repairing automobilesbasketry - the craft of basket makingcarpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wooddrafting, mechanical drawing - the craft of drawing blueprintsdressmaking - the craft of making dresseselectrical work - the craft of an electricianinterior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interiorlumbering - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timbermasonry - the craft of a masonoculism - the craft of an oculisthouse painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"papermaking - the craft of making paperpilotage, piloting - the occupation of a pilotplumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)pottery - the craft of making earthenwarepyrotechny, pyrotechnics - the craft of making fireworkscobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking - the shoemaker's traderoofing - the craft of a roofersheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"tailoring - the occupation of a tailortool-and-die work - the craft of making special tools and dieshandicraft - a craft that requires skillful handsmintage - act or process of minting coinstanning - making leather from rawhidetypography - the craft of composing type and printing from itundertaking - the trade of a funeral directorupholstery - the craft of upholsteringwine making, winemaking - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine | | 2. | craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer spaceaircraft - a vehicle that can flyground-effect machine, hovercraft - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engineslanding craft - naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipmentballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sunvehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objectsvessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation | | 3. | craft - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"tradesocial class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" | | 4. | craft - skill in an occupation or trade craftsmanship, workmanshipacquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by traininghousecraft - skill in domestic managementpriestcraft - the skills involved in the work of a prieststagecraft - skill in writing or staging playstradecraft - skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"watercraft - skill in the management of boatswoodcraft - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood | | 5. | craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptioncraftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wilinessastuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | Verb | 1. | craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"handcraft - make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"filigree - make filigree, as with a precious metal |
craftnoun1. vessel, boat, ship, plane, aircraft, spacecraft, barque Cannabis smuggling by small craft to remote sites is rising.2. occupation, work, calling, business, line, trade, employment, pursuit, vocation, handiwork, handicraft All kinds of traditional crafts are preserved here.3. skill, art, ability, technique, know-how (informal), expertise, knack, aptitude, artistry, dexterity, workmanship, expertness Lilyanne learned her craft of cooking from her grandmother.4. cunning, ingenuity, guile, cleverness, scheme, subtlety, deceit, ruse, artifice, trickery, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, contrivance, shrewdness, artfulness They defeated their enemies through craft and cunning.Crafts basketry or basket-making, batik, calligraphy, ceramics, cloisonnage, crewelwork, crochet, decoupage, dressmaking, embroidery, flower arranging, knitting, knotwork, macramé, needlepoint, patchwork, pottery, quilling, quilting, raffia work, sewing, spinning, sugarcraft, tapestry, weaving, wickerworkcraftnoun1. Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity:ability, adeptness, art, command, expertise, expertness, knack, mastery, proficiency, skill, technique.Informal: know-how.2. Deceitful cleverness:art, artfulness, artifice, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness.3. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action:chicanery, craftiness, deviousness, dishonesty, indirection, shadiness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, trickery, trickiness, underhandedness.4. Activity pursued as a livelihood:art, business, calling, career, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.Slang: racket.Archaic: employ.Translationscraft (kraːft) noun1. an art or skill. the craft of wood-carving. 工藝 工艺2. (plural craft) a boat or ship. sailing craft. 船 船3. cunning or trickery. craft and deceit. 手腕,詭計 诡计,手腕 ˈcrafty adjective cunning and sly. 詭計多端的 狡猾的ˈcraftily adverb 詭計多端地 狡猾地ˈcraftiness noun 詭計多端 狡猾ˈcraftsman (ˈkraːftsmən) noun a person skilled at making things (especially by hand). 工匠 工匠ˈcraftsmanship (ˈkraːfts-) noun 手藝 工匠技艺craft
CRAFTrude slang An acronym for "can't remember a fucking thing," a phrase used when one has difficulty remembering things. Ugh, CRAFT! I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday!can’t remember a fucking thing and CRAFT phr. & comp. abb. a phrase said when one’s memory fails. (Usually objectionable.) Gee, I’m getting old. CRAFT. What’s your name, again? I can’t remember a fucking thing! See also: fucking, remember, thingCRAFT verbSee can’t remember a fucking thingcraft
craft1. an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity 2. a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectively b. (as modifier): a craft guild 3. a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft www.craftsitedirectory.com www.artpromote.com/craft.shtmlCRAFT
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craft
Synonyms for craftnoun vesselSynonyms- vessel
- boat
- ship
- plane
- aircraft
- spacecraft
- barque
noun occupationSynonyms- occupation
- work
- calling
- business
- line
- trade
- employment
- pursuit
- vocation
- handiwork
- handicraft
noun skillSynonyms- skill
- art
- ability
- technique
- know-how
- expertise
- knack
- aptitude
- artistry
- dexterity
- workmanship
- expertness
noun cunningSynonyms- cunning
- ingenuity
- guile
- cleverness
- scheme
- subtlety
- deceit
- ruse
- artifice
- trickery
- wiles
- duplicity
- subterfuge
- contrivance
- shrewdness
- artfulness
Synonyms for craftnoun natural or acquired facility in a specific activitySynonyms- ability
- adeptness
- art
- command
- expertise
- expertness
- knack
- mastery
- proficiency
- skill
- technique
- know-how
noun deceitful clevernessSynonyms- art
- artfulness
- artifice
- craftiness
- cunning
- foxiness
- guile
- slyness
- wiliness
noun lack of straightforwardness and honesty in actionSynonyms- chicanery
- craftiness
- deviousness
- dishonesty
- indirection
- shadiness
- shiftiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- trickery
- trickiness
- underhandedness
noun activity pursued as a livelihoodSynonyms- art
- business
- calling
- career
- employment
- job
- line
- métier
- occupation
- profession
- pursuit
- trade
- vocation
- work
- racket
- employ
Synonyms for craftnoun the skilled practice of a practical occupationSynonymsRelated Words- job
- line of work
- occupation
- business
- line
- airplane mechanics
- auto mechanics
- basketry
- carpentry
- woodworking
- woodwork
- drafting
- mechanical drawing
- dressmaking
- electrical work
- interior design
- interior decoration
- lumbering
- masonry
- oculism
- house painting
- painting
- papermaking
- pilotage
- piloting
- plumbery
- plumbing
- pottery
- pyrotechny
- pyrotechnics
- cobbling
- shoe repairing
- shoemaking
- roofing
- sheet-metal work
- shingling
- tailoring
- tool-and-die work
- handicraft
- mintage
- tanning
- typography
- undertaking
- upholstery
- wine making
- winemaking
noun a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer spaceRelated Words- aircraft
- ground-effect machine
- hovercraft
- landing craft
- ballistic capsule
- space vehicle
- spacecraft
- vehicle
- vessel
- watercraft
noun people who perform a particular kind of skilled workSynonymsRelated Words- social class
- socio-economic class
- stratum
- class
noun skill in an occupation or tradeSynonymsRelated Words- acquirement
- skill
- accomplishment
- attainment
- acquisition
- housecraft
- priestcraft
- stagecraft
- tradecraft
- watercraft
- woodcraft
noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionSynonyms- craftiness
- cunning
- foxiness
- guile
- slyness
- wiliness
Related Words- astuteness
- perspicaciousness
- perspicacity
- shrewdness
verb make by hand and with much skillRelated Words- fashion
- forge
- handcraft
- filigree
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