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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

art,
business,
handicraft,
profession,
trade,
craftsmanship,
workmanship

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.