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