craft

noun

/krɑːft/

/kræft/

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[countable, uncountable] an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands
- traditional crafts like basket-weaving
- a craft fair/workshop
see also arts and crafts
Extra Examples
- Sheep shearing is a highly skilled craft.
- Subjects taught include art and craft, drama, and languages.
- The men practised various traditional crafts, such as carving toys out of bone.
Topics Shoppingb2, Hobbiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- skilled
- ancient
- traditional
- …
verb + craft
- practise/practice
craft + noun
- activity
- project
- work
- …
phrases
- art and craft
- arts and crafts
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[singular] all the skills needed for a particular activity
- chefs who learned their craft in top hotels
- the writer’s craft
Extra Examples
- comedians plying their craft for an agency
- a carpenter who is a real master of his craft
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + craft
- hone
- learn
- master
- …
phrases
- a master of your craft
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[uncountable] (formal, disapproving) skill in making people believe what you want them to believe
- He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force.
[countable]
(plural craft)
(formal) a boat or ship
- Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour.
- a landing/pleasure craft
see also landing craftTopics Transport by waterc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- assault
- fishing
- …
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[countable]
(plural craft)
an aircraft or spacecraft

Word OriginOld English cræft ‘strength, skill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft ‘strength’. Sense (4), originally in the expression small craft ‘small trading vessels’, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of “craft” or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.

craft

verb

/krɑːft/

/kræft/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they craft	/krɑːft/ /kræft/
he / she / it crafts	/krɑːfts/ /kræfts/
past simple crafted	/ˈkrɑːftɪd/ /ˈkræftɪd/
past participle crafted	/ˈkrɑːftɪd/ /ˈkræftɪd/
-ing form crafting	/ˈkrɑːftɪŋ/ /ˈkræftɪŋ/

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to make something using special skills, especially with your hands synonym fashion
- be crafted (from something) All the furniture is crafted from natural materials.
- a carefully crafted speech
see also handcraftedTopics Hobbiesc1
Word OriginOld English cræft ‘strength, skill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft ‘strength’. Sense (4), originally in the expression small craft ‘small trading vessels’, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of “craft” or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.