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