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shaft

How many syllables in shaft?

  1 syllable

Divide shaft into syllables:   shaft
Syllable stress:   shaft
How to say shaft:

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Synonyms for shaft


1 syllable
  • bar
  • bore
  • cone
  • duct
  • gleam
  • pipe
  • ray
  • shank
  • streak
  • trunk
  • beam
  • chute
  • dart
  • flue
  • neck
  • pole
  • rod
  • stick
  • stream
  • tube
2 syllables
  • funnel
  • raceway
  • tunnel
  • passage
  • sunbeam
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with shaft

    1 syllable
    • aft
    • craft
    • draft
    • graft
    • kraft
    • raft
    • waft
    • calfed
    • daft
    • draught
    • haft
    • laughed
    • staffed
    2 syllables
    • abaft
    • redraft
    • laughee
    3 syllables
    • aftaba
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