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craft  (kr?ft)n.1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at skill.2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.3. a. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.b. The practitioners of such an occupation or trade considered as a group.4. pl. craft A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.5. crafts Items made by craftspeople.tr.v. craft·ed, craft·ing, crafts To make or construct (something) with care or ingenuity.[Middle English, from Old English cræft.]craft?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.craft (kr??ft) n1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning3. (Crafts) an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity4. (Crafts) a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectivelyb. (as modifier): a craft guild. 5. (Nautical Terms) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft6. (Aeronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft7. (Astronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft8. (Nautical Terms) (functioning as plural) ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectivelyvb (tr) to make or fashion with skill, esp by hand[Old English cræft skill, strength; related to Old Norse kraptr power, skill, Old High German kraft]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014craft (kræft, kr?ft) n., pl. crafts, for 5,8, craft, n. 1. an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, esp. manual skill. 2. skill; dexterity. 3. cunning; deceit. 4. the membership of a guild. 5. a ship or other vessel. 6. a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole. 7. an aircraft. 8. aircraft collectively. v.t. 9. to make or manufacture (an object or objects) with great skill and care. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cræft strength, skill, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon kraft, Old High German chraft, Old Norse kraptr] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Craft vessels collectively, 1671; a brotherhood of freemasons, 1430; those engaged in a craft or trade, 1362.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.craftA craft is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skilfully by hand, often in a traditional way. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is crafts.A craft is also a vehicle such as a boat, hovercraft, or submarine that carries people or things on or under water. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is craft.