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