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noun

plural of craft
1
as in arts
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking

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2
as in boats
a small buoyant structure for travel on water borrowed a craft to get across the river

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crafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of craft
as in prepares
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student

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Recent Examples of crafts
Noun
Other festival highlights include a giant pumpkin regatta, glass making workshop, grape stomping competition, pumping carving, a youth makers market, crafts, face painting and bumper boats. — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2026 In a voice at once biting and contemplative, eerie and funny, Kasischke crafts poems in which nothing is ever stable or resolved. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Visitors can browse apparel, artisan goods, baked treats, and boutique treasures to handmade crafts, home décor, home fragrances, jewelry, permanent jewelry, glass art, wood art, candles, stationery, vintage finds, and much more. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Fall also means events like the Ellijay Bacon Festival, Georgia Apple Festival, and Apple Arts Festival where visitors can find crafts and all kinds of good eats. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 To my mind, the true mother of all crafts is cooking, particularly in Guadalajara, which is, beyond any doubt, among the best food cities in Mexico and, by extension, the hemisphere, if not the world. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026 Even a famous artist’s colony and school in the northern part of the city had ceased making furniture and crafts, instead building wooden tail assemblies for planes as metal became scarce. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Lines formed outside of Daisy Chain Reaction, the area where the nonprofits invited attendees to learn about their organizations while participating in crafts like assembling daisy chains and making flower crowns. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026 This includes pyrotechnics, miniatures, and animatronics to special makeup effects, forced perspective sets and other practical crafts. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
Drawing on classic trial films and cartoon lore, director Dave Green crafts an underdog story that mirrors the movie’s own David-versus-Goliath journey from studio discard to theatrical release. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Through her film that moves fluidly between re-enactments and verite documentary styles, Duong crafts an emotionally-wrenching story of family division that leads to peace and healing for a father who left behind siblings in Vietnam. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain crafts a taut supernatural drama that dissects the patriarchy hiding beneath the veneer of a fairytale wedding. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Known for her candid lyrics and conversational vocal tone, Bridgers crafts her music with acoustic guitar at its core and weaves in lush string arrangements and layers of electronic sounds. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 Power is concentrated in the hands of the army chief, who crafts critical security policies – including on counterterrorism – behind closed doors. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026 Yet, there’s more to be explored behind the bar as the resort also crafts its own gin, Gin del Drago, produced from Italian juniper harvested directly from the surrounding forest. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Through effortless magnetism, and extraordinary emotional precision, this actor crafts a character who belongs as much to the sea as the shore. — William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2026 House of Leon crafts it from Douglas fir using shou sugi ban, a traditional Japanese technique that preserves wood by charring its surface. — Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafts
  1. arts
  2. boats
  3. prepares
  4. skills
  5. vessels
  6. composes
  7. trades
  8. canoes
Noun
  • Designed and decorative For textile arts, Heirloom Naga, founded in Dimapur, is a must-visit.
    — Sohini Dey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Since her death in 2016, the foundation has been focused on addressing mental health and trauma through education, therapeutic resources and creative arts.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of arts
Noun
  • The team designed miniature boats with three cavities tuned to different audible frequencies, enabling them to steer the boat in a particular direction by changing the frequency of the sound waves from a speaker.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The design introduced major changes to the forward section of the submarine, including a Large Aperture Bow sonar array and two Virginia Payload Tubes replacing the 12 individual vertical-launch tubes used on earlier boats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of boats
Verb
  • The curriculum prepares students for future education and careers in creative industries, requiring them to analyze, design and render complex graphics, package design, typography, layouts, corporate brand identities and web interfaces.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Her arrival comes as Dion prepares for her most substantial return to live performance since health issues forced her to stop touring.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepares
Noun
  • That kind of collective learning is especially important in the era of AI as distinctly human skills like attention span, curiosity, judgment, empathy and collaboration become more valuable, Kavanagh and Danielson argued.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That means redesigning processes and workflows alongside the technology, investing in new skills and creating a culture where employees understand how AI can augment their work rather than simply automate it.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of skills
Noun
  • The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Four coastguard vessels from northern Cyprus and a passenger vessel took part in rescue operations, the Interior Ministry said, as well as two coastguard helicopters to the area.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of vessels
Verb
  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of composes
Noun
  • Despite the structure of bets and trades, the point of the idea-futures business is to gamble on insight rather than ignorance.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Blockbuster trades for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie and two-time defensive player of the year Myles Garrett preceded Donald's decision to dust off his cleats and pads.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of trades
Noun
  • At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It was widely reported that there was eight rangers and four canoes heading out across the Boundary Waters.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
Definition of canoes

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“Crafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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