craft

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,U] an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands: traditional crafts like basket-weaving * a craft fair / workshop * Craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools) seealsoARTSANDCRAFTS 2 [sing.] all the skills needed for a particular activity: chefs who learned their craft in top hotels * the writer's craft 3 [U] (formal, disapproving) skill in making people believe what you want them to believe: He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force. 4 [C] (plural craft) a boat or ship: Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour. * a landing / pleasure craft 5 [C] (plural craft) an aircraft or spacecraft verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands: All the furniture is crafted from natural materials. * a carefully crafted speech