Seeing shafts of light piercing the fog, Tom's mother-in-law opened fire from her sofa fort bunker.
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Shafts
Synonyms for "shafts" (10 found)
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10 entriesair shaftdeprivedrive shaftfeather shafthair shaftmineshaftpropeller shaftshortchangesteering shaftvent shaft
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12 entriesair shaftdrive shaftmineshaftpropeller shaftshaft a dealshaft a projectshaft alignmentshaft contractsshaft moneyshaft paymentsshaft resourcesshaft seal
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He spent the afternoon high, watching dust float through shafts of light.
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These crank shafts are precision balanced for smooth high revving engines.
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He stops, and from Achates hastes to seize / his chance-brought arms, the arrows and the bow, / the branching antlers smites, and lays the leader low. / Next fall the herd; and through the leafy glade / in mingled rout he drives the scattered train, / plying his shafts.
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