plural crafts
1
: skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
"We have not the strength with which to fight this man; we must … win, if win we can, by craft."—
Jack London
Jack London2
a
: an occupation, trade, or activity requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill
the carpenter's craft
the craft of writing plays
crafts such as pottery, carpentry, and sewing
He learned the craft as an apprentice.
b
3
: skill in deceiving to gain an end
used craft and guile to close the deal
4
: the members of a trade or trade association
5
crafted; crafting; crafts
: to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity
She is crafting a new sculpture.
a carefully crafted story
Synonyms
Examples of craft in a Sentence
Noun
never hesitated to resort to craft to get what they wanted in life
borrowed a craft to get across the river
Verb
The furniture is crafted from bamboo.
He is crafting a new sculpture.
She crafted a strategy to boost the company's earnings.
Recent Examples on the WebLinda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
The vistas don’t end there: head up to the solarium for a sunbathing session with the city as your backdrop, or stop by La Terrazza late into the evening, which draws a buzzy crowd of in-the-know visitors and trendy locals to the rooftop bar for craft cocktails.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
They were rewarded with a transmission from Voyager that contained readable data about the craft's status.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Voyager 2, launched two weeks before Voyager 1, is now about 13 billion miles from Earth, the two crafts’ trajectories having diverged somewhere around Saturn.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Mission controllers were able to determine that Voyager 1 was still receiving commands from Earth and operating normally, but the science data could not be read and researchers did not know the status of the craft's onboard engineering systems.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Fox’s early plans for her craft were a bit misguided.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Beers come from all across the country and each box will include four different award-winning or most-popular beers from a craft brewery.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Weekly craft show and farmers market runs Tuesdays from April-November.
—The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
It was announced on April 16 that the famed music producer would be crafting the score for the modern adaptation of Romeo + Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Piazza took inspiration from her own family history for crafting this narrative, which is loosely based on her great-grandmother's murder in Sicily.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
This sewing machine comes with 12 stitches, which isn’t a lot but more than enough for basic sewing, crafting, or quilting projects for kids.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024
All plates, serving bowls, and vases are crafted from porcelain and stoneware, and the candles are housed in a reusable container (that’ll make an excellent pencil or makeup brush holder once burned through).
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
And many enthusiasts, rather than buy the finished product, buy the patterns, which typically range from $2 to $10, that instruct them in crafting the items themselves.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Now the Financial Times reports that new legislation is indeed being crafted, to ensure that tech firms developing large language models give the government access to the algorithms and demonstrate safety compliance.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Combining comedy, action, drama and an impressive number of different animation styles, The People’s Joker is a self-conscious, intentional cult film, crafted with genuine love for everything in the margins.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Noun
Highlights include gardening talks and demonstrations by Master Gardeners, crafts, free tool sharpening and garden sales.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
The vistas don’t end there: head up to the solarium for a sunbathing session with the city as your backdrop, or stop by La Terrazza late into the evening, which draws a buzzy crowd of in-the-know visitors and trendy locals to the rooftop bar for craft cocktails.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
They were rewarded with a transmission from Voyager that contained readable data about the craft's status.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Voyager 2, launched two weeks before Voyager 1, is now about 13 billion miles from Earth, the two crafts’ trajectories having diverged somewhere around Saturn.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Mission controllers were able to determine that Voyager 1 was still receiving commands from Earth and operating normally, but the science data could not be read and researchers did not know the status of the craft's onboard engineering systems.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Fox’s early plans for her craft were a bit misguided.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Beers come from all across the country and each box will include four different award-winning or most-popular beers from a craft brewery.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Weekly craft show and farmers market runs Tuesdays from April-November.
—The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
Verb
So in crafting the character, Gage was interested in exploring the Cat King’s rage as well as his narcissism.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
It was announced on April 16 that the famed music producer would be crafting the score for the modern adaptation of Romeo + Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Piazza took inspiration from her own family history for crafting this narrative, which is loosely based on her great-grandmother's murder in Sicily.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
This sewing machine comes with 12 stitches, which isn’t a lot but more than enough for basic sewing, crafting, or quilting projects for kids.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024
All plates, serving bowls, and vases are crafted from porcelain and stoneware, and the candles are housed in a reusable container (that’ll make an excellent pencil or makeup brush holder once burned through).
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
And many enthusiasts, rather than buy the finished product, buy the patterns, which typically range from $2 to $10, that instruct them in crafting the items themselves.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Now the Financial Times reports that new legislation is indeed being crafted, to ensure that tech firms developing large language models give the government access to the algorithms and demonstrate safety compliance.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Combining comedy, action, drama and an impressive number of different animation styles, The People’s Joker is a self-conscious, intentional cult film, crafted with genuine love for everything in the margins.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craft. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
craft
1 of 2 noun1
: skill in planning, making, or doing
2
a
: an occupation requiring skill in using the hands : trade
b
plural
: articles made by craftspeople
a store selling crafts
3
: skill in deceiving to gain an end
4
: the members of a trade
5
craft
2 of 2 verb
: to make by or as if by hand
crafted a sculpture
a carefully crafted story
crafter
noun
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