A Quick and Simple Dictionary

craft

1. Noun.  (obsolete) Strength; power; might.
2. Noun.  (uncountable) Ability; dexterity; skill, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs; adroitness; practical cunning.
3. Noun.  (uncountable) Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
4. Noun.  (obsolete) A device; a means; an art; art in general.
5. Noun.  (countable, plural: '''crafts''') The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
6. Noun.  The members of a trade collectively; guild.
7. Noun.  (context, nautical) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc.
8. Noun.  (context, nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
9. Noun.  (context, nautical) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
10. Noun.  (countable, plural: '''craft''') A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
11. Noun.  (countable, plural: '''crafts''') A particular kind of skilled work.
12. Verb.  To make by hand and with much skill.
13. Verb.  To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing".