» craft
Noun (5 meanings)
Example:
- “he learned his trade as an apprentice”
craft is a type of:
- occupation, business, job, line of work, line (noun) - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
types of craft:
- airplane mechanics (noun) - the craft of building and repairing airplanes
- auto mechanics (noun) - the craft of building and repairing automobiles
- basketry (noun) - the craft of basket making
- carpentry, woodworking, woodwork (noun) - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
- drafting, mechanical drawing (noun) - the craft of drawing blueprints
- dressmaking (noun) - the craft of making dresses
- electrical work (noun) - the craft of an electrician
- handicraft (noun) - a craft that requires skillful hands
- interior decoration, interior design (noun) - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
- lumbering (noun) - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
- masonry (noun) - the craft of a mason
- mintage (noun) - act or process of minting coins
- oculism (noun) - the craft of an oculist
- painting, house painting (noun) - the occupation of a house painter
- papermaking (noun) - the craft of making paper
- piloting, pilotage (noun) - the occupation of a pilot
- plumbing, plumbery (noun) - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
- pottery (noun) - the craft of making earthenware
- pyrotechnics, pyrotechny (noun) - the craft of making fireworks
- roofing (noun) - the craft of a roofer
- sheet-metal work (noun) - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
- shingling (noun) - the laying on of shingles
- shoemaking, shoe repairing, cobbling (noun) - the shoemaker's trade
- tailoring (noun) - the occupation of a tailor
- tanning (noun) - making leather from rawhide
- tool-and-die work (noun) - the craft of making special tools and dies
- typography (noun) - the craft of composing type and printing from it
- undertaking (noun) - the trade of a funeral director
- upholstery (noun) - the craft of upholstering
- winemaking, wine making (noun) - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
craft is derivationally related to:
- to craft (verb) - make by hand and with much skill
2. a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
craft is a type of:
- vehicle (noun) - a conveyance that transports people or objects
types of craft:
- aircraft (noun) - a vehicle that can fly
- hovercraft, ground-effect machine (noun) - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
- landing craft (noun) - naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
- spacecraft, ballistic capsule, space vehicle (noun) - a craft capable of traveling in outer space
- vessel, watercraft (noun) - a craft designed for water transportation
Examples:
- “he represented the craft of brewers”,
- “as they say in the trade”
craft is a type of:
- class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class (noun) - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
craft is derivationally related to:
- to craft (verb) - make by hand and with much skill
4. skill in an occupation or trade.
craft is a type of:
- skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment (noun) - an ability that has been acquired by training
types of craft:
- housecraft (noun) - skill in domestic management
- priestcraft (noun) - the skills involved in the work of a priest
- stagecraft (noun) - skill in writing or staging plays
- tradecraft (noun) - skill acquired through experience in a trade
- watercraft (noun) - skill in the management of boats
- woodcraft (noun) - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
craft is derivationally related to:
- to craft (verb) - make by hand and with much skill
- craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer (noun) - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
- craftsman, crafter (noun) - a creator of great skill in the manual arts
- craftsman (noun) - a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
- workman, workingman, working man, working person (noun) - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
5. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
craft is a type of:
- shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness (noun) - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
craft is derivationally related to:
Verb (1 meaning)
1. make by hand and with much skill.
to craft
Example:
- “The artisan crafted a complicated tool”
to craft is a way to:
ways to craft:
- to filigree (verb) - make filigree, as with a precious metal
- to handcraft (verb) - make something by hand
to craft is derivationally related to:
- craft, craftsmanship, workmanship (noun) - skill in an occupation or trade
- craft, trade (noun) - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
- craftsman, crafter (noun) - a creator of great skill in the manual arts
- trade, craft (noun) - the skilled practice of a practical occupation