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