Difference between Scape and Shaft

What is the difference between Scape and Shaft?

Scape as a noun is a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root while Shaft as a noun is the long narrow body of a spear or arrow

Scape

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root the lowest part of an insect's antenna escape

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to escape

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: The skyscraper style first advocated by Louis Sullivan - a tower of strongly vertical character with clear definitions among base, shaft, and crown - has remained remarkably consistent throughout the history of this building type.

We hope you now know whether to use Scape or Shaft in your sentence.

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