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What is the noun for grafting?

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graft
  1. (uncountable) Corruption in official life.
  2. (uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
  3. (uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.
  4. (countable) A con job.
  5. (countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).
  6. (politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  7. (Britain) (uncountable, colloquial) Work; labor
  8. (Britain) (countable, colloquial) A job or trade.
  9. (Britain) (uncountable, colloquial) Effort needed for doing hard work.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. shoot, bud, scion, sprout, cutting, offshoot, slip, splice, sprig, new growth, implant, insert, implantation, twig, runner, branch, stem, limb, bough, outgrowth, tendril, spray, sucker, stolon, branchlet, arm, tillow, spear, bine, flagellum, ratoon, leaf, young branch, stick, withe, withy, ramulus, switch, small branch, spur, offset, sideshoot, side shoot, transplant, subornation, crookedness, dishonesty … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “The two russet-colored ones are from the seed of Kieffer that grew from a graft in a tree in which were grafts of Winter Nells that fruited the same season.”
      “The bone graft is harvested from the patient's pelvic bone and inserted along with a spacer in between the vertebral bodies.”
      “Widespread graft and influence peddling among government officials are hampering economic development.”
grafting
  1. (horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
  2. (nautical) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
  3. (surgery) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplastic.
  4. (carpentry) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. implantation, embedding, fixing, inserting, insertion, installation
grafter
  1. One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting.
  2. An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.
  3. The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.
  4. (slang) Someone who works in market stalls.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. striver, slogger, toiler, workhorse, doer, battler, struggler, hard worker, tireless worker, workaholic, good worker, can-doer, overachiever, busy bee, worker, type A, wheel horse, wonk, eager beaver, galley slave, Stakhanovite, burner of the midnight lamp, burner of the midnight oil, robber, thief, plunderer, pirate, bandit, raider, burglar, highwayman, marauder, pillager, crook, housebreaker, pilferer, looter, mugger, swindler, brigand, stealer, shoplifter, prowler, buccaneer, cheat, larcenist, pickpocket, hijacker, footpad, pincher … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The grafter chooses an oyster to sacrifice, one with especially bright-colored mother-of-pearl inside.”
      “If the man becomes a grafter or thief, the President is attacked by the opposition.”
      “Going by his career history, Steven is an all-round grafter – or was, until his father died and his life got a bit out of control.”
graft
  1. (countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
  2. (countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
  3. (surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. shoot, bud, scion, sprout, cutting, offshoot, slip, splice, sprig, new growth, implant, insert, implantation, twig, runner, branch, stem, limb, bough, outgrowth, tendril, spray, sucker, stolon, branchlet, arm, tillow, spear, bine, flagellum, ratoon, leaf, young branch, stick, withe, withy, ramulus, switch, small branch, spur, offset, sideshoot, side shoot, transplant, subornation, crookedness, dishonesty … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The two russet-colored ones are from the seed of Kieffer that grew from a graft in a tree in which were grafts of Winter Nells that fruited the same season.”
      “The bone graft is harvested from the patient's pelvic bone and inserted along with a spacer in between the vertebral bodies.”
      “Widespread graft and influence peddling among government officials are hampering economic development.”
graft
  1. Alternative form of graff (“canal”)
  2. The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
  3. A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. shoot, bud, scion, sprout, cutting, offshoot, slip, splice, sprig, new growth, implant, insert, implantation, twig, runner, branch, stem, limb, bough, outgrowth, tendril, spray, sucker, stolon, branchlet, arm, tillow, spear, bine, flagellum, ratoon, leaf, young branch, stick, withe, withy, ramulus, switch, small branch, spur, offset, sideshoot, side shoot, transplant, subornation, crookedness, dishonesty … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The two russet-colored ones are from the seed of Kieffer that grew from a graft in a tree in which were grafts of Winter Nells that fruited the same season.”
      “The bone graft is harvested from the patient's pelvic bone and inserted along with a spacer in between the vertebral bodies.”
      “Widespread graft and influence peddling among government officials are hampering economic development.”
graftage
  1. The science of grafting, including the various methods of practice and details of operation.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Grafting was unknown to them, and even if it had been, months would have been required to effect the graftage of an oak limb and a scion.”
      “It is probable that the disease was transferred to roses originally from one of the stone fruits, by graftage.”
      “Many who set out to learn the art of graftage become so enthralled that it becomes an addiction.”
grafter
  1. A corrupt person, one who receives graft.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. striver, slogger, toiler, workhorse, doer, battler, struggler, hard worker, tireless worker, workaholic, good worker, can-doer, overachiever, busy bee, worker, type A, wheel horse, wonk, eager beaver, galley slave, Stakhanovite, burner of the midnight lamp, burner of the midnight oil, robber, thief, plunderer, pirate, bandit, raider, burglar, highwayman, marauder, pillager, crook, housebreaker, pilferer, looter, mugger, swindler, brigand, stealer, shoplifter, prowler, buccaneer, cheat, larcenist, pickpocket, hijacker, footpad, pincher … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The grafter chooses an oyster to sacrifice, one with especially bright-colored mother-of-pearl inside.”
      “If the man becomes a grafter or thief, the President is attacked by the opposition.”
      “Going by his career history, Steven is an all-round grafter – or was, until his father died and his life got a bit out of control.”
graftling
  1. A small or young graft (scion)
graftlings
  1. plural of graftling
graftings
  1. plural of grafting
  2. Synonyms:
      3. implantation, embeddings, fixings, insertings, insertion, installation
grafters
  1. plural of grafter
  2. Synonyms:
      3. strivers, sloggers, toilers, workhorses, doers, battlers, strugglers, overachievers, workaholics, busy bees, workers, wheel horses, eager beavers, Stakhanovites, galley slaves, wonks, robbers, thieves, plunderers, pirates, bandits, raiders, burglars, highwaymen, marauders, pillagers, crooks, housebreakers, pilferers, looters, muggers, swindlers, brigands, stealers, shoplifters, prowlers, buccaneers, cheats, larcenists, pickpockets, hijackers, footpads, pinchers, corsairs, desperadoes, thugs, rustlers, purloiners, cracksmen, dacoits … more
grafts
  1. plural of graft
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shoots, buds, scions, sprouts, cuttings, offshoots, slips, splices, sprigs, runners, implants, transplants, implantations, inserts, twigs, branches, subornations, crookednesses, dishonesties, frauds, payolas, corruptions, fraudulences, deceits, shadinesses, briberies, bribings, kickbacks, skimmings, thieveries, hush money, dirty tricks, sharp practices, wheelings and dealings, duplicities, guiles, craftinesses, cunnings, wilinesses, crafts, cheatings, trickeries, chicaneries … more
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