craft (kr ft)n. 1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at art1. 2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile. 3. a. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry. b. The membership of such an occupation or trade; guild. 4. pl. craft A boat, ship, or aircraft. tr.v. craft·ed, craft·ing, crafts 1. To make by hand. 2. Usage Problem To make or construct (something) in a manner suggesting great care or ingenuity: "It was not the Chamber of Commerce that crafted the public policies that have resulted in a $26 billion annual subvention to the farmers" (William F. Buckley, Jr.) [Middle English, from Old English cræft.] craft  er n.Usage Note: Craft has been used as a verb since the Old English period and was used in Middle English to refer specifically to the artful construction of a text or discourse. In recent years, crafted, the past participle of craft, has enjoyed a vogue as a participle referring to well-wrought writing. Craft is more acceptable when applied to literary works than to other sorts of writing, and more acceptable as a participle than as a verb. Seventy-three percent of the Usage Panel accepts the phrase beautifully crafted prose. By contrast, only 35 percent accept the sentence The planners crafted their proposal so as to anticipate the objections of local businesses. |
craft [krɑːft]
n
1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork
2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts)
a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectively
b. (as modifier) a craft guild
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (Engineering / Aeronautics) (Astronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
6. (Transport / 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]
Craft vessels collectively, 1671; a brotherhood of freemasons, 1430; those engaged in a craft or trade, 1362.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
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, wickerwork Translations
craft [krɑːft]
A. N
1. (= trade) → oficio m
5. (= boat) (pl inv) → barco m, embarcación f
C. CPD craft fair N → feria f de artesanía
craft union N → sindicato m de obreros especializados
craft work N → artesanía f
craft union N → sindicato m de obreros especializados
craft work N → artesanía f
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 centre
craft centre n → centre m artisanal
craft fair n → exposition-vente f d'artisanat
craft centre n → centre m artisanal
craft fair n → exposition-vente f d'artisanat
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
craft [krɑːft] n
craft [krɑːft] n
a. (handicraft) → artigianato; (art) → arte f, mestiere m; (profession) → mestiere (fig) (skill) → abilità, maestria
c. (boat, pl inv) → barca, imbarcazione f
craft [krɑːft] n
a. (handicraft) → artigianato; (art) → arte f, mestiere m; (profession) → mestiere (fig) (skill) → abilità, maestria
c. (boat, pl inv) → barca, imbarcazione f
n craft [kraːft]
1 an art or skill the craft of wood-carving. kuns حِرْفَـه يَدَوِيَّـه занаят dovednost, umění håndværk; kunsthåndværk die Kunst τέχνη arte; oficio oskus مهارت؛ هنرمندی taito métier אוּמָנוּת कला या कौशल umjetnost, vještina mesterség seni kunnátta; handverk, listiðn arte 技術 조각 amatas, menas, sugebėjimas amats; arods seni hamndwerk (kunst)håndverk; dyktighet sztuka, rzemiosło arte meşteşug ремесло umenie spretnost zanat skicklighet, hantverk, yrke, konst งานศิลปะที่ต้องทำด้วยมือ; ฝีมือ sanat, hüner, ustalık 工藝 ремесло; умілість فن، حرفت nghề thủ công 工艺
2 (pluralcraft) a boat or ship sailing craft. kuns زَوْرَق кораб plavidlo fartøj das Fahrzeug σκάφος barco, embarcación veesõiduk کشتی؛ قایق alus embarcation סְפִינָה शिल्पकला, हस्तकला plovilo, brod hajó kapal bátur; skip imbarcazione 船, 航空機 선박 laivas, lėktuvas kuģis; laiva bot atau kapal boot fartøy łódź, statek barco ambarcaţiune судно plavidlo ladja brod fartyg, skuta, båt เรือ tekne 船 судно جهاز يا كشتى thuyền 船
3 cunning or trickery craft and deceit. geslepenheid مَكْـر، خِداع лукавство lstivost, lest list die List πονηριά astucia kavalus حیله گری؛ فریب viekkaus ruse עָרמָה चालाकी trik fortély cerdik slægð astuzia 策略 교활함 gudrybė, apgavystė viltība; krāpšana licik sluwheid list przebiegłość manha şiretenie хитрость úskok zvijača lukavstvo list, slughet ทักษะการโกง dalavere, hile 手腕，詭計 хитрість; обман عيارى، چالاكى mánh khóe 狡猾
adj crafty
cunning and sly. slim, slu مُخادِع، مُراوِغ лукав lstivý udspekuleret; snu; dreven; listig listig πονηρός astuto salakaval مکار؛ حقه باز viekas rusé עַרמוּמִי चालाक, फरेबी lukav ravasz licik slóttugur astuto 悪賢い 교활한 gudrus, suktas viltīgs; manīgs; izveicīgs licik sluw listig, slu, utspekulert przebiegły manhoso şiret хитрый ľstivý premeten lukav listig, slug, slipad ที่ทำเล่ห์เหลี่ยมหลอกลวง düzenbaz, hilekâr 詭計多端的 хитрий; вправний فريبى، عيار láu cá 狡猾的
adv craftily
vernuftig بِمُخادَعَـه، بِمُراوَغَـه хитро lstivě udspekuleret; listigt; drevent listig πονηρά astutamente salakavalalt حیله گرانه viekkaasti avec ruse בְּעַרמומִיוּת चालाकी से lukavo ravaszul dengan licik lymskulega con astuzia ずるく 교활하게 gudriai, suktai ar viltu; ar krāpšanu dengan licik sluw listig, utspekulert przebiegle manhosamente cu şiretenie обманный путём ľstivo premeteno lukav listigt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazca, şeytanca 狡猾地 хитро; вправно عيارى سے một cách láu cá 狡猾地
n craftiness
slimheid, geslepenheid مُخادَعَه، مُراوَغَـه хитрина lstivost udspekulerethed; listighed; drevenhed die List, die Schlauheit πονηριά astucia salakavalus مکر؛ حیله viekkaus ruse עָרמָה चालाकी lukavost fortély(osság) kecerdikan lymska astuzia ずるさ 교활함 gudrumas, suktumas viltība; veiklība kelicikan sluwheid listighet, sluhet przebiegłość manha şiretenie хитрость ľstivosť premetenost lukavstvo list, slughet ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık, hilekârlık 狡猾 хитрість; вправність عيارى sự láu cá 狡猾
n craftsman [ˈkraːftsmən]
a person skilled at making things (especially by hand). vakman صانِع، صاحِب حِرْفَه يَدَويّه занаятчия řemeslník, mistr, umělec håndværker; kunsthåndværker der (Kunst-)Handwerker τεχνίτης, δεξιοτέχνης artesano käsitööline هنرور؛ صنعتگر ammattimies artisan/-ane אוּמָן कारीगर, शिल्पकार, दस्तकार zanatlija mesterember pengrajin handverksmaður artigiano 職人 장인 meistras, menininkas, amatininkas amatnieks; meistars kebolehan handwerksman, vakman (kunst)håndverker; dyktig fagperson rzemieślnik artífice meşteşugar, meseriaş ремесленник remeselník rokodelec zanatlija hantverkare, [] yrkesman, konstnär ช่างฝีมือ sanatkâr 工匠 майстер, ремісник دستكار thợ thủ công 工匠
n craftsmanship [ˈkraːfts-]
vakmanskap مَهارَة الصَّنْعَـه أو الحِرْفَـه майсторство dovednost, umění, řemeslnost håndværk; kunsthåndværk die Kunstfertigkeit δεξιοτεχνία artesanía töömeisterlikkus هنروری؛ استادی ammattitaito (connaissance d'un) métier אוּמָנוּת शिल्पकारिता zanatstvo mesteri munka ketrampilan verkkunnátta maestria 技能 장인의 기술; 숙련 meistriškumas meistarība; prasme kepakaran vakmanschap håndverksmessig/faglig dyktighet mistrzostwo perfeição măiestrie мастерство zručnosť rokodelstvo zanatstvo hantverks-, yrkesskicklighet ฝีมือ sanatkârlık, ustalık 工匠技藝 майстерність دستكارى sự lành nghề 工匠技艺
craft → حرفة řemeslo håndværk Handwerk χειροτεχνία oficio käsityö métier zanat arte 熟練職業 공예 ambacht håndverk rzemiosło artesanato ремесло hantverk งานศิลปะที่ทำด้วยมือ el sanatı nghề thủ công 工艺
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