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sunshaft

sunshaft noun: a shaft of sunlight.

sunshaft: a shaft of sunlight
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Noun

sunshaft (plural sunshafts)

  1. A shaft of sunlight.
    • Near-synonym: sunbeam
    • Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
    Synonyms:
    sunbeam

Synonyms of sunshaft

Forms of sunshaft

pluralsunshafts

Origin of sunshaft

From sun + shaft.

Questions about sunshaft

What does sunshaft mean?
Sunshaft means a shaft of sunlight.
What part of speech is sunshaft?
Sunshaft is a noun.
What is the plural of sunshaft?
The plural of sunshaft is sunshafts.

Words near sunshaft in the dictionary

  1. sunsetting
  2. sunsettings
  3. sunsetty
  4. sunshade
  5. sunshades
  6. sunshaft
  7. sunshafts
  8. sunshield
  9. sunshields
  10. sunshine
  11. sunshine agenda

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