| VERB | motion | cruise | drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | cruise | travel at a moderate speed | |
| perception | cruise | look for a sexual partner in a public place | |
| motion | cruise | sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing | |
| NOUN | act | cruise, sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
| Sounds | kruw'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... | |
| Meaning | An ocean trip taken for pleasure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sail | |
| Broader | ocean trip, voyage | An act of traveling by water |
| Spanish | crucero, navegación | |
| Catalan | creuer | |
| Verbs | cruise | sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing |
| Meaning | drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They cruise the countryside | |
| Example | "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" | |
| Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
| Broader | travel, journey | Travel upon or across |
| Spanish | cruzar, navegar, pasearse | |
| Catalan | navegar | |
| Meaning | Travel at a moderate speed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The cars cruise down the avenue | |
| Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
| Narrower | stooge | cruise in slow or routine flights |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | navegar | |
| Catalan | navegar | |
| Nouns | cruiser | a car in which policemen cruise the streets |
| Meaning | look for a sexual partner in a public place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | search, look | Search or seek |
| Meaning | Sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Broader | voyage, sail, navigate | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means |
| Spanish | hacer un crucero, navegar | |
| Catalan | fer un creuer, navegar | |
| Nouns | cruise | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
| cruiser | a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board | |
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