craft
crafts; crafted; crafting
If someone practices a craft, it means that she knows how to make something with her hands, like wooden furniture or hand-knit socks.
There are many different meanings of the word craft, but most of them involve skill, whether it's the craft of cheese making or crafting tiny dollhouse furniture or being crafty — good at fooling people. Another meaning of the noun craft is "vehicle," especially a boat or an airplane. The Old English root word, cræft, originally meant "power or physical strength."
Definitions of craft
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the skilled practice of a practical occupation
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synonyms:
trade
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airplane mechanics
the craft of building and repairing airplanes
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auto mechanics
the craft of building and repairing automobiles
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basketry
the craft of basket making
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carpentry, woodwork, woodworking
the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
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drafting, mechanical drawing
the craft of drawing blueprints
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dressmaking
the craft of making dresses
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electrical work
the craft of an electrician
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interior decoration, interior design
the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
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lumbering
the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
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masonry
the craft of a mason
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oculism
the craft of an oculist
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house painting, painting
the occupation of a house painter
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papermaking
the craft of making paper
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pilotage, piloting
the occupation of a pilot
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plumbery, plumbing
the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
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pottery
the craft of making earthenware
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pyrotechnics, pyrotechny
the craft of making fireworks
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cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking
the shoemaker's trade
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roofing
the craft of a roofer
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sheet-metal work
the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
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shingling
the laying on of shingles
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tailoring
the occupation of a tailor
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tool-and-die work
the craft of making special tools and dies
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handicraft
a craft that requires skillful hands
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mintage
act or process of minting coins
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tanning
making leather from rawhide
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typography
the craft of composing type and printing from it
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undertaking
the trade of a funeral director
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upholstery
the craft of upholstering
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wine making, winemaking
the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
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bookbinding
the craft of binding books
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bricklaying
the craft of laying bricks
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cabinetry, cabinetwork
the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)
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furnishing
the act of decorating a house or room
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lighting
the craft of providing artificial light
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cabinetmaking, joinery
the craft of a joiner
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couture
high fashion designing and dressmaking
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sewing, stitching
joining or attaching by stitches
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spinning
creating thread
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weaving
creating fabric
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knitting
creating knitted wear
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crocheting
creating a garment of needlework
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lace making, tatting
the act or art of making handmade lace
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needlecraft, needlework
work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle
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slating
the act of laying slates for a roof
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type of:
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business, job, line, line of work, occupation
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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skill in an occupation or trade
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synonyms:
craftsmanship, workmanship
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housecraft
skill in domestic management
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priestcraft
the skills involved in the work of a priest
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stagecraft
skill in writing or staging plays
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tradecraft
skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage
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watercraft
skill in the management of boats
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woodcraft
skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
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coup de theatre
a sensational bit of stagecraft
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type of:
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accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill
an ability that has been acquired by training
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people who perform a particular kind of skilled work“he represented the craft of brewers”
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synonyms:
trade
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type of:
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class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
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class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
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make by hand and with much skill
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a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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aircraft
a vehicle that can fly
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ground-effect machine, hovercraft
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
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landing craft
naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
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ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
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vessel, watercraft
a craft designed for water transportation
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bareboat
a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
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boat
a small vessel for travel on water
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bogey, bogie, bogy
an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
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cruise missile
an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
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fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel
a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
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galley
(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
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galley
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
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heavier-than-air craft
a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
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ice yacht, iceboat, scooter
a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
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lander
a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
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lighter-than-air craft
aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
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LEM, lunar excursion module, lunar module
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
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patrol boat, patrol ship
a vessel assigned to patrol an area
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sailing ship, sailing vessel
a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
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ship
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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shrimper
a vessel engaged in shrimping
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capsule, space capsule
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
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space shuttle
a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
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spaceship, starship
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
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stealth aircraft
an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult
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weather ship
an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
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racing yacht, yacht
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
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vehicle
a conveyance that transports people or objects
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shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
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type of:
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astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
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astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness
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