Alternative form of airshaft

a senior group of opposition politicians who shadow the members of the government

(informal, sometimes vulgar) To perform a dance which involves lots of movement in the buttock area.

Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.

The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.

A traditional (unscientific) faith healer. / A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and, or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

In shadow; darkened by shadows. / (of character) Dark, obscure. / (figuratively) Vague, dim, unclear, faint of an image. / (rare, dated) Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.

A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale. / A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).

A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.

A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.