craft

[ kraft, krahft ]
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noun,plural crafts or, for 5, 8, craft.
  1. an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill: the craft of a mason.

  2. skill; dexterity: The silversmith worked with great craft.

  1. skill or ability used for bad purposes; cunning; deceit; guile.

  2. the members of a trade or profession collectively; a guild.

  3. a ship or other vessel.

  4. a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole: The craft were warned of possible heavy squalls.

  5. aircraft collectively.

  6. a single aircraft.

adjective
  1. noting or relating to a food or other product made with special skill, especially manual skill: craft beer; craft coffee; a line of craft furniture.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make or manufacture (an object or product) with skill and careful attention to detail.

Origin of craft

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cræft “strength, skill”; cognate with German Kraft, Dutch kracht, Old Norse kraptr

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3. See cunning.

Other words for craft

Other words from craft

  • craftless, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for craft

craft

/ (krɑːft) /


noun
  1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork

  2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning

  1. an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity

    • the members of such a trade, regarded collectively

    • (as modifier): a craft guild

  2. a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft

  3. (functioning as plural) ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectively

verb
  1. (tr) to make or fashion with skill, esp by hand

Origin of craft

1
Old English cræft skill, strength; related to Old Norse kraptr power, skill, Old High German kraft

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