Entry Word: craft

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands <the craft of cabinetmaking was much admired in colonial times>

Synonyms handcraft, handicraft, trade

Related Words art, skill; calling, occupation, profession, vocation

2 a small buoyant structure for travel on water <borrowed a craft to get across the river> — see boat 1
3 the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery <never hesitated to resort to craft to get what she wanted in life> — see deceit
4 skill in achieving oneʼs ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means <celebrated in political circles for his craft, heʼs the legislator who knows how to get bills passed> — see cunning 1
5 subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something <a really ingenious household appliance that shows a lot of craft on the part of its inventors> — see skill 1