craft
part of speech
noun (a craft, crafts; craft also plural for boats); verb (craft, crafts, crafted, crafting)
meaning for a pupil
1) An activity where you make things by hand, such as painting, sewing, cutting and gluing. tree →
2) A skill or job that needs skilful hands, like woodwork or pottery. tree →
3) A boat, ship, plane or spaceship: «a small craft». tree →
4) (verb) To make something carefully and skilfully. tree →
5) Cleverness used to trick people (old use: «craftiness»). tree →
sense in the lessons
At school, «arts and crafts» means making things with paper, glue, wool and clay. In history, craftsmen like blacksmiths and potters had crafts. In science and transport, «aircraft», «spacecraft» and «hovercraft» are vehicles. Phrases: «arts and crafts», «craft table», «craft fair».
examples
- We made paper lanterns in craft time. tree →
- Knitting is a craft my grandma loves. tree →
- Carpentry is an old craft. tree →
- The small craft sailed into the harbour. tree →
- A spacecraft landed on Mars. tree →
- She crafted a birthday card for her friend. tree →
- Be careful with scissors and glue guns at the craft table. tree →
- ‘What craft shall we follow?’ asked Pryderi. tree →
note
As a vehicle, the plural is also «craft»: «three small craft». «Crafty» means sly and tricky, not good at crafts. Found in compounds: aircraft, spacecraft, hovercraft, handicraft.
In the corpora
- Razors, craft knives and box cutters are for grown-ups only, because their blades are very sharp and slip easily.
- A grown-up opens parcels with a craft knife or box cutter, because the blades slip easily.
- Collect conkers, acorns and pine cones for crafts, but never eat conkers or acorns, because they are poisonous.
- Running with scissors or a craft knife can turn a small trip into a deep stab wound.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «craft» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.