[{"word":"crafts","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Strength; power; might; force .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Intellectual power; skill; art.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(obsolete in the general sense) A work or product of art .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .","synonyms":["craftsmanship","workmanship"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The craft of writing plays."},{"definition":"(plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .","synonyms":["art","business","handicraft","profession","trade"],"antonyms":[],"example":"He learned his craft as an apprentice."},{"definition":"A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She represented the craft of brewers."},{"definition":"(plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. .","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["art","business","handicraft","profession","trade","craftsmanship","workmanship"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make by hand and with much skill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"state crafting; the process of crafting global policing"},{"definition":"To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/craft","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crafts"]}]