Meanings (ES + gloss)
mango
Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool.
Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!
haz • rayo
A beam or ray of light.
Isn't that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?
They were a fine company of old women, and a Dutch painter would have loved to find them there together, where the sun made bright patches on the floor and sent long, quivering sha…
astil • raquis
The main axis of a feather.
I had no idea that they removed the feathers' shafts to make the pillows softer!
pozo
A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine.
Your grandfather used to work with a crane hauling ore out of the gold mine's shafts.
hueco • pozo
A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.
Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft.
ducto
A ventilation or heating conduit.
Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft.
tronco
The main cylindrical part of the penis.
The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males.
Phrases
Cardan shaftMicroshaftaftershaftairshaftangle shaftbackshaftbrakeshaftcamshaftcardan shaftclutchshaftcockshaftcounter shaftcountershaftcrankshaftdrive shaftdriveshaftdriving shaftdropshaftelevator shaftequivalent shaft horsepowerforeshaftget the shaftgive someone the shafthail shafthairshafthalf shaftradial shaft sealjackshaftliftshaftline shaftmidshaftmine shaftmineshaftprop shaftpropeller shaftpropshaftreversing shaftrock shaftshaft alleyshaft bowshaft cave
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