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Noun (2 meanings)
1. a small vessel for travel on water.
boat is a type of:
- vessel, watercraft (noun) - a craft designed for water transportation
types of boat:
- ark (noun) - a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter (noun) - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- bumboat (noun) - a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
- canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat (noun) - a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
- ferry, ferryboat (noun) - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
- fireboat (noun) - a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
- gondola (noun) - long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling
- guard boat (noun) - a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
- gunboat (noun) - a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns
- junk (noun) - any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
- longboat (noun) - the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- lugger (noun) - small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
- mackinaw, Mackinaw boat (noun) - a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
- mailboat, mail boat, packet, packet boat (noun) - a boat for carrying mail
- motorboat, powerboat (noun) - a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
- pilot boat (noun) - a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
- police boat (noun) - a boat used by harbor police
- punt (noun) - an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- river boat (noun) - a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
- scow (noun) - any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- sea boat (noun) - a boat that is seaworthy
- small boat (noun) - a boat that is small
- steamboat (noun) - a boat propelled by a steam engine
- surfboat (noun) - a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
- tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter (noun) - a boat for communication between ship and shore
- tugboat, tug, towboat, tower (noun) - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
parts of boat:
- boat whistle (noun) - a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
boat is derivationally related to:
- to boat (verb) - ride in a boat on water
Member of this domain - TOPIC:
- crank, cranky, tender, tippy (adjective) - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- mooring, mooring line (noun) - (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
- painter (noun) - a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
- passenger, rider (noun) - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
- pontoon (noun) - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- registered (adjective) - (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc
- to scull (verb) - propel with sculls
- sculler (noun) - someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
- to tack, wear round (verb) - turn into the wind
- unregistered (adjective) - (a boat or vessel) not furnished with official documents
2. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.
Verb (1 meaning)
1. ride in a boat on water.
to boat
to boat is a way to:
- to ride (verb) - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
ways to boat:
- to canoe (verb) - travel by canoe
- to kayak (verb) - travel in a small canoe
- to motorboat (verb) - ride in a motorboat
- to paddle (verb) - propel with a paddle
- to row (verb) - propel with oars
to boat is derivationally related to:
- boat (noun) - a small vessel for travel on water
- boating, yachting (noun) - water travel for pleasure
- boatman, boater, waterman (noun) - someone who drives or rides in a boat
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- navigation, pilotage, piloting (noun) - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place