craft

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

craft

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

craft

past (v2)

crafted

past participle (v3)

crafted

present participle

crafting

3rd person singular

crafts

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Intellectual power; skill; art.

   • We have not the strength with which to fight this man; we must dissimulate, and win, if win we can, by craft.
   • England should have had enough against a very ordinary Russia to complete the job but Rooney's removal robbed them of his craft and guidance and now increases the pressure on Thursday's meeting with Wales in Lens.

2. 2.Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .

   • It is counted […] good workmanship in a Joyner, to have the craft of bearing his hand so curiously even, the whole length of a long Board.
   • The craft of writing plays.
   • A poem […] is the work of the poet; the end and fruit of his labour and study. Poesy is his skill or craft of making; the very fiction itself, the reason or form of the work.

3. 3.A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .

   • He learned his craft as an apprentice.
   • The great preachers were masters of their craft.
   • Fond as William was of the craft of the woods, he was the least likely of all men to let his sport stand in the way of his interest.

4. 4.A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .

   • She represented the craft of brewers.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To make by hand and with much skill.

2. 2.To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

3. 3.To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.

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Everyday conversation

Rare

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Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• trade