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Words people most associate with “boat”:

  1. ship,
  2. sail,
  3. water,
  4. float,
  5. sea

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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a small vessel for travel on water.

boat

boat is a type of:
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
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  • 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.

gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat

boat is a type of:
  • dish (noun) - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
types of boat:
  • argyll, argyle (noun) - a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm

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 sail (verb) - travel on water propelled by wind
  • to yacht (verb) - travel in a yacht
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