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craft
(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.
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craft
(krɑːft)n
1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork
2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning
3. (Crafts) an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity
4. (Crafts)
a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectively
b. (as modifier): a craft guild.
5. (Nautical Terms) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
6. (Aeronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
7. (Astronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
8. (Nautical Terms) (functioning as plural) ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectively
vb
(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]
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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]
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Craft
vessels collectively, 1671; a brotherhood of freemasons, 1430; those engaged in a craft or trade, 1362.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
craft
A 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.
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craft
Past participle: crafted
Gerund: crafting
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| Noun | 1. |  craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"job, 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 airplanes auto mechanics - the craft of building and repairing automobiles basketry - the craft of basket making drafting, mechanical drawing - the craft of drawing blueprints dressmaking - the craft of making dresses electrical work - the craft of an electrician interior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior lumbering - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber masonry - the craft of a mason oculism - the craft of an oculist house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" papermaking - the craft of making paper plumbery, 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 earthenware pyrotechny, pyrotechnics - the craft of making fireworks roofing - the craft of a roofer sheet-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 tailor tool-and-die work - the craft of making special tools and dies handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands mintage - act or process of minting coins tanning - making leather from rawhide typography - the craft of composing type and printing from it undertaking - the trade of a funeral director upholstery - the craft of upholstering wine 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 space aircraft - a vehicle that can fly ground-effect machine, hovercraft - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines landing craft - naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects vessel, 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"social 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 acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training housecraft - skill in domestic management priestcraft - the skills involved in the work of a priest stagecraft - skill in writing or staging plays tradecraft - 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 boats woodcraft - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood | |
| 5. |  craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionastuteness, 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 |
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craft
noun
1. 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, wickerworkCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
craft
noun1. 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:
3. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action:
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Translations
dovednostlestletounlstivostplavidlo
håndværkkunsthåndværklistfartøj
käsityö
plovilo
mesterség
bátur; skipkunnátta; handverk, listiînslægî
熟練職業
공예
amatasgudrybėsuktaisuktassuktumas
amatsarodskrāpšanakuģislaiva
plavidlo
obrt
hantverk
ยานพาหนะ
tàu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
craft
[ˈkrɑːft] n
(= skilfulness) → habileté f
(= school subject) → travaux mpl manuels
We do craft at school → Nous avons des cours de travaux manuels à l'école.
We do craft at school → Nous avons des cours de travaux manuels à l'école.
(= boat) → embarcation f
modif [teacher] → de travaux manuels; [festival] → d'artisanat craft centrecraft centre n → centre m artisanalcraft fair n → exposition-vente f d'artisanat
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
craft
n
(= handicraft) → Kunsthandwerk nt; (as trade) → Kunstgewerbe nt; (= trade) → Handwerk nt, → Gewerbe nt; it’s a real craft → das ist eine echte Kunst ? art1
no pl (= skill) → Kunst f
no pl (= cunning) → List f; to obtain something by craft → sich (dat) → etw erlisten, etw durch List bekommen
pl <craft> (= boat) → Boot nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
craft
[krɑːft] na. (handicraft) → artigianato; (art) → arte f, mestiere m; (profession) → mestiere (fig) (skill) → abilità, maestria
c. (boat, pl inv) → barca, imbarcazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
craft
(kraːft) noun1. an art or skill. the craft of wood-carving.
2. (plural craft) a boat or ship. sailing craft.
3. cunning or trickery. craft and deceit.
ˈcrafty adjective cunning and sly.
ˈcraftily adverbˈcraftiness noun
ˈcraftsman (ˈkraːftsmən) noun
a person skilled at making things (especially by hand).
ˈcraftsmanship (ˈkraːfts-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
craft
→ مَرْكَب letoun håndværk Handwerk χειροτεχνία nave, oficio käsityö métier plovilo velivoli e imbarcazioni 熟練職業 공예 schip håndverk rzemiosło artesanato транспорт hantverk ยานพาหนะ el sanatı tàu 工艺Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009