craft

craft · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

  2. 2.

    To make or manufacture with skill and care.

  3. 3.

    Skill in carrying out one's work.

  4. 4.

    To create something with attention to detail.

  5. 5.

    A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

  6. 6.

    (Often derogatory) Cunning or deceitful behavior.

Forms

plural: crafts

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    arts and crafts — creative activities, especially as taught to children
  • •
    craft beer — beer produced by small breweries using traditional methods
  • •
    witchcraft — the practice of magic

Related words

See also: art, handmade, skill, trade
Synonyms: art, skill, trade, vessel

Etymology

From Old English "craeft" meaning strength, skill, or art, from Proto-Germanic "*kraftaz."