# shafts

Pronunciation: US say "SHAFTS" /ʃæfts/; UK say "SHAHFTS" /ʃɑːfts/

## Noun

1. Plural of shaft. — plural of shaft
   - Simple: Plural of shaft. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _The new tower has six elevator shafts._
   - _The renovation added two glass-walled elevator shafts to the atrium._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of shaft. — third-person singular simple present indicative of shaft
   - Simple: The form of shaft used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _The new contract shafts the workers who have been here longest._
   - _My landlord always shafts us on the security deposit._

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