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craft

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Skill in an occupation or trade.

Pronunciation

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kraft
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkɹæft

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Skill in an occupation or trade

  2. uncountable

    Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession.

  3. Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity.

  4. collective or plural

    Handmade items, especially domestic or decorative objects; handicrafts.

  5. uncountable

    Intellectual power; skill; art.

  6. countableplural craft

    A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.

verb

  1. Make by hand and with much skill

    “The artisan crafted a complicated tool.”

  2. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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This meaning: Skill in an occupation or trade

Used this way, craft is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • craftiness , rarer, so it draws attention
  • wiliness , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use craft

  • “The artisan crafted a complicated tool.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Skill / skilled

sailing craft

Trade

craft guilds

Other combinations

small craftlanding craftpleasure craftcraft production

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • crafternounInflected form

    A creator of great skill in the manual arts.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • craft unionnounCompound term

    A labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft.

  • craft fairnounCompound term

    A fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale.

  • mosquito craftnounCompound term

    A small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat.

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Synonyms

Sense: skill in an occupation or trade

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