Craft

Noun1.craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
airplane mechanics - the craft of building and repairing airplanes
auto mechanics - the craft of building and repairing automobiles
basketry - the craft of basket making
carpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
drafting, mechanical drawing - the craft of drawing blueprints
dressmaking - the craft of making dresses
electrical work - the craft of an electrician
interior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
lumbering - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
masonry - the craft of a mason
house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
papermaking - the craft of making paper
pilotage, piloting - the occupation of a pilot
plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
pottery - the craft of making earthenware
pyrotechny, pyrotechnics - the craft of making fireworks
cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking - the shoemaker's trade
roofing - the craft of a roofer
sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a draft very different from carpentry"
tailoring - the occupation of a tailor
tool-and-die work - the craft of making special tools and dies
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
mintage - act or process of minting coins
tanning - making leather from rawhide
typography - the craft of composing type and printing from it
undertaking - the trade of a funeral director
upholstery - the craft of upholstering
viniculture, winemaking - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
2.craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
ground-effect machine, hovercraft - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
landing craft - naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
3.craft - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
class, social class, socio-economic class - people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
4.craft - skill in an occupation or trade
acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training
housecraft - skill in domestic management
priestcraft - the skills involved in the work of a priest
stagecraft - skill in writing or staging plays
tradecraft - skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"
watercraft - skill in the management of boats
woodcraft - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
5.craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Verb1.craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"
fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
handcraft - make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"

 

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