Noun
1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
"his parting shot was `drop dead'""she threw shafts of sarcasm""she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"3. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
4. a column of light (as from a beacon)
5. the main (mid) section of a long bone
6. obscene terms for penis
7. a long pointed rod used as a weapon
8. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
9. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
10. a vertical passage into a mine
11. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
12. the hollow shaft of a feather