craft
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,970 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,513 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the skilled practice of a practical occupation also: trade he learned his trade as an apprentice
- a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
- people who perform a particular kind of skilled work also: trade he represented the craft of brewersas they say in the trade
- skill in an occupation or trade also: craftsmanship, workmanship
- shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception also: craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
verb
- make by hand and with much skill The artisan crafted a complicated tool
craft in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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From the point of view of feeling, the actor’s craft is the type.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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But I didn't have to handle birch bark then, or my first craft would have sunk me.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 2
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He had always been a grewsome body, sustaining none of the traditions of his craft for perky gossip.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Nevertheless, they worked as surely from the decks of these unstable craft as from the solid earth itself.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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Once more on the deck I stand Of my own swift-gliding craft: Set sail! farewell to the land!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1