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Sounds | sey'l |
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Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 89 more rhymes in eyl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. |
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Synonyms | canvas, canvass, sheet |
Part of | sailing vessel, sailing ship |
Narrower | balloon sail; crossjack, mizzen course; fore-and-aft sail; foresail; headsail; mainsail; main-topsail; press of sail, press of canvas; royal; save-all; skysail; square sail; topgallant, topgallant sail; topsail |
Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material |
Verbs | sail; sail |
Meaning | An ocean trip taken for pleasure. |
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Synonyms | cruise |
Broader | ocean trip, voyage |
Verbs | sail; sail; sail |
Meaning | Traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water). |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | They sail the river; They sail down the river |
Examples | "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
Broader | travel, journey |
Nouns | sailor; sail; sail; sailor |
Meaning | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "Shreds of paper sailed through the air" |
Synonyms | sweep |
Narrower | swan |
Broader | move |
Similar to | brush, sweep |
See also | sail through |
Meaning | Travel in a boat propelled by wind. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" |
Category | navigation, pilotage, piloting |
Entailed by | bear down on, bear down upon |
Narrower | run; luff, point; weather; beat; scud, rack; outpoint; tack, wear round; wear ship; jibe, gybe, jib, change course |
Broader | boat |
Nouns | sail; sail; sailing |
Meaning | Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Examples | "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
Synonyms | voyage, navigate |
Narrower | astrogate; cruise |
Broader | travel, journey |
Nouns | sail |