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shafts

SHAFTS/ʃæfts/UKSHAHFTS/ʃɑːfts/

2 meanings of shafts

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of shaft.

    The new tower has six elevator shafts.

    The renovation added two glass-walled elevator shafts to the atrium.

  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of shaft.

    The new contract shafts the workers who have been here longest.

    My landlord always shafts us on the security deposit.

shafts is a form of shaft

shaft, noun: A vertical passage in a building through which an elevator travels. Full entry

Forms
shaftshafts plural
Spelling
shaft → shafts: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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