craft
/kɹɑːft/
noun
Meaning
Strength; power; might; force .
Intellectual power; skill; art.
(obsolete in the general sense) A work or product of art .
A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .
Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .
Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .
"The craft of writing plays."
(plural crafts) 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."
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."
(plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space .
Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. .
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To make by hand and with much skill.
To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
"state crafting; the process of crafting global policing"
To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.