VERB | motion | sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water) |
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motion | sail, sweep | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | |
motion | sail | travel on water propelled by wind | |
motion | sail, voyage, navigate | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means | |
NOUN | artifact | sail, canvas, canvass, sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
act | sail, cruise | an ocean trip taken for pleasure | |
artifact | sail | any structure that resembles a sail |
Sounds | sey'l | |
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Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... |
Meaning | A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) 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 | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
Parts | reef | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind |
Narrower | balloon sail | Any light loose sail |
crossjack, mizzen course | The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast | |
fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | |
foresail | The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel | |
headsail | Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | |
main-topsail | A topsail set on the mainmast | |
mainsail | The lowermost sail on the mainmast | |
press of sail, press of canvas | The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely | |
royal | A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast | |
save-all | A sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger / larger sail | |
skysail | The sail above the royal on a square-rigger | |
square sail | A four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast | |
topgallant, topgallant sail | A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast | |
topsail | A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast | |
Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
Spanish | lona, tela, vela | |
Catalan | tela, vela de vaixell, vela | |
Verbs | sail | travel on water propelled by wind |
sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water) |
Meaning | An ocean trip taken for pleasure. | |
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Synonym | cruise | |
Broader | ocean trip, voyage | An act of traveling by water |
Spanish | crucero, navegación | |
Catalan | creuer | |
Verbs | sail | travel on water propelled by wind |
sail | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means | |
sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water) |
Meaning | Any structure that resembles a sail. | |
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Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Meaning | traverse or travel 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 | |
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Broader | travel, journey | Travel upon or across |
Spanish | navegar | |
Catalan | navegar | |
Nouns | sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
sail | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
sailor | any member of a ship's crew | |
sailor | a serviceman in the navy |
Meaning | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Shreds of paper sailed through the air" | |
Synonym | sweep | |
Narrower | swan | sweep majestically |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
See also | sail through | succeed at easily |
Similar to | brush, sweep | sweep across or over |
Meaning | Travel on water propelled by wind. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
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Category | navigation, pilotage, piloting | The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
Entailed by | bear down on, bear down upon | Sail towards another vessel, of a ship |
Narrower | beat | Sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
jibe, gybe, jib, change course | shift from one side of the ship to the other | |
luff, point | Sail close to the wind | |
outpoint | Sail closer to the wind than | |
run | Sail before the wind | |
scud, rack | Run before a gale | |
tack, wear round | Turn into the wind | |
wear ship | turn away from the wind | |
weather | Sail to the windward of | |
Broader | boat | ride in a boat on water |
Spanish | navegar | |
Catalan | navegar | |
Nouns | sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
sail | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
sailing | riding in a sailboat |
Meaning | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Example | "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" | |
Synonyms | voyage, navigate | |
Narrower | astrogate | navigate in space |
cruise | Sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing | |
Broader | travel, journey | undertake a journey or trip |
Spanish | navegar | |
Catalan | navegar | |
Nouns | sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
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