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SKIFF Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word skiff. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word skiff. (close relations)
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boat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

verb

• ride in a boat on water

canoe
nounn
noun

• small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

verb

• travel by canoe

dinghy
nounn
noun

• a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

punt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

• (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

verb

• kick the ball

• propel with a pole

• place a bet on

sloop
nounn
noun

• a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

tender
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

wherry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• sailing barge used especially in East Anglia

• light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors

Best Hypernyms For SKIFF

Here is a list of related hypernyms for skiff, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
boat craft vessel watercraft
Phrases (1)
small boat

Alternatives for BOAT

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