- af|ter|shaft
- af|ter|shaft «AF tuhr SHAFT, AHF tuhr SHAHFT», noun.1. a supplementary feather growing out from the underside of a feather.2. the shaft of such a feather.
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coun|ter|shaft — «KOWN tuhr SHAFT, SHAHFT», noun. a shaft that transmits motion from the main shaft to the working part of a machine … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
shaft — coun·ter·shaft; lands·man·shaft; shaft; shaft·ing; shaft·less; shaft·man; tur·bo·shaft; shaft·ment; af·ter·shaft·ed; coun·ter·shaft·ing; … English syllables
o|dom|e|ter — «oh DOM uh tuhr», noun. a device for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle, by recording the number of revolutions of a wheel: »Odometers are as unreliable as speedometers because they operate from the same shaft that rotates the speedometer… … Useful english dictionary
off-cen|ter — «AWF SEHN tuhr, OF », adjective. 1. not in the center; away from the center: »Some engines are off center so that the drive shaft by passes the driver and permits lower seating (Newsweek). 2. Figurative. unconventional; strange; eccentric: »...… … Useful english dictionary
put´ter|er — put|ter1 «PUHT uhr», intransitive verb. to keep busy in a rather useless way: »She likes to spend the afternoon puttering in the garden. Also, potter. ╂[variant of potter2] –put´ter|er, noun. putt|er2 «PUHT uhr», noun. 1. a golf player who putts … Useful english dictionary
put|ter — put|ter1 «PUHT uhr», intransitive verb. to keep busy in a rather useless way: »She likes to spend the afternoon puttering in the garden. Also, potter. ╂[variant of potter2] –put´ter|er, noun. putt|er2 «PUHT uhr», noun. 1. a golf player who putts … Useful english dictionary
ta|chom|e|ter — «tuh KOM uh tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument for measuring the speed of rotation, as of a shaft or wheel. 2. any one of various instruments for measuring or indicating speed, as of a river or the blood. ╂[< Greek táchos speed + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
aftershafted — af·ter·shaft·ed … English syllables
countershaft — coun·ter·shaft … English syllables
