Dig
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An archeological investigation See digs
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc. To research a particular subject. To appreciate, or like. To understand or show interest in.
Example sentence: We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying their rifles down, barrels pointing to the enemy, a line was drawn behind the row of rifles and parallel to it.
Shaft
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to equip something with a shaftTo have sexual intercourse with someoneTo engage in a malicious act; to rip off, as in "He got shafted."
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The long narrow body of a spear or arrowA beam or ray of lightAny long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, or the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive.The main axis of a featherThe long narrow body of a lacrosse stickA long narrow passage sunk into the earth, for mining etc; a mineshaft.A vertical or near-vertical cave passage.A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.A malicious act, as in “to give someone the shaft”The main narrow part of the penis
Example sentence: I love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swingweight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer.