skiff Sentence Examples
- The rowers pushed off in their slender skiff and glided across the tranquil lake.
- The fishermen cast their nets from their wooden skiffs, hoping for a bountiful catch.
- The passengers boarded the skiff that would ferry them across the fast-flowing river.
- The smuggler's skiff sped through the choppy waters, its illicit cargo hidden beneath tarpaulins.
- The explorers embarked on a perilous journey in their sturdy skiffs, navigating treacherous rapids and swirling currents.
- The skiff bobbed gently in the marina, swaying to the rhythm of the waves.
- The artist sketched the graceful lines of the skiff as it sailed towards the horizon.
- The harbor master assigned a mooring to the newly arrived skiff.
- The children paddled out in their bright yellow skiff, laughing and enjoying the warm breeze.
- The skiff lay abandoned on the beach, washed ashore by the relentless tide.
skiff Meaning
skiff (n)
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
skiff (n.)
A small, light boat.
skiff (v. t.)
To navigate in a skiff.
Synonyms & Antonyms of skiff
Synonyms:
- cruiser
- currach
- outrigger
- dhow
- catamaran
- pirogue
- piragua
- paddleboat
- pinnace
- inboard
- vessel
- dinghy
- surfboat
- keel
- johnboat
- sampan
- shallop
- wherry
- ketch
- rowboat
- tub
- coracle
- bateau
- dink
- shell
- watercraft
- powerboat
- motorboat
- punt
- curragh
- dugout
- pram
- sailboat
- lifeboat
- umiak
- pontoon
- gig
- catboat
- taxi
- dory
- craft
- outboard
- lighter
- flatboat
- longboat
- ferry
- cutter
- scow
Synonyms:
- narrow-boat
- tug
- coble
- lugger
- riverboat
- cockleshell
- hovercraft
- scalloper
- water-taxi
- hooker
- dragger
- bumboat
- torpedo-boat
- auxiliary
- garvey
- whaler
- ferryboat
- keelboat
- ca-que
- workboat
- tender
- hoy
- shrimper
- launch
- tugboat
- gondola
- rowing-boat
- gillnetter
- hydroplane
- jolly-boat
- towboat
- yawl
- airboat
- bottom
- pt-boat
- seiner
- banker
- trawler
- hydrofoil
- houseboat
- whaleboat
FAQs About the word skiff
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motorA small, light boat., To navigate in a skiff.
yacht, raft, barge, kayak, schooner,canoe, scull, cruiser, currach, outrigger
No antonyms found.
The rowers pushed off in their slender skiff and glided across the tranquil lake.
The fishermen cast their nets from their wooden skiffs, hoping for a bountiful catch.
The passengers boarded the skiff that would ferry them across the fast-flowing river.
The smuggler's skiff sped through the choppy waters, its illicit cargo hidden beneath tarpaulins.
