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:
- dhow
- umiak
- lifeboat
- paddleboat
- surfboat
- vessel
- keel
- scow
- dugout
- ketch
- pinnace
- outboard
- catboat
- dory
- cruiser
- pram
- flatboat
- curragh
- gig
- sampan
- catamaran
- shell
- bateau
- punt
- outrigger
- shallop
- longboat
- wherry
- lighter
- cutter
- dinghy
- motorboat
- tub
- taxi
- watercraft
- powerboat
- currach
- sailboat
- dink
- johnboat
- coracle
- piragua
- pirogue
- craft
- pontoon
- inboard
- rowboat
- ferry
Synonyms:
- pt-boat
- coble
- torpedo-boat
- hoy
- lugger
- seiner
- gillnetter
- keelboat
- riverboat
- rowing-boat
- tender
- tugboat
- scalloper
- dragger
- narrow-boat
- workboat
- shrimper
- banker
- whaleboat
- cockleshell
- hooker
- launch
- airboat
- auxiliary
- towboat
- houseboat
- jolly-boat
- ferryboat
- bottom
- trawler
- gondola
- bumboat
- whaler
- garvey
- hydrofoil
- water-taxi
- hovercraft
- tug
- hydroplane
- ca-que
- yawl
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.
kayak, yacht, raft, schooner, barge, scull,canoe, dhow, umiak,lifeboat
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.
