Shaft and Stem

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Shaft

Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Stem is a synonym for shaft in handle topic. In some cases you can use "Stem" instead a noun "Shaft", when it comes to topics like rod, barrel, drum. popular alternative

Nearby Word: shafting

Stem

Stem noun - Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.

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Shaft is a synonym for stem in barrel topic. You can use "Shaft" instead a noun "Stem", if it concerns topics such as rod, drum. popular alternative

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thick	thick shaft	thick stem
small	small shaft	small stem
massive	massive shaft	massive stem
tiny	tiny shaft	tiny stem
Other adjectives: black, broken, central, giant.

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