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sail
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- pronunciation:
- seIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large piece of cloth that is attached to a boat. Sails move boats forward by catching the wind.
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| definition 2: |
anything like a sail that is used to catch the force of the wind.
The part of a windmill that catches the wind is called a sail.- synonyms:
- blade, vane
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| definition 3: |
a trip on a sailboat.
We had a beautiful sail around the lake. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sails, sailing, sailed |
| definition 1: |
to move over the water.
The boat sailed across the lake.- similar words:
- course, cruise, skim, steam
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| definition 2: |
to travel on a sailboat.
We will sail down the coast for vacation this summer.- synonyms:
- boat, cruise
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| definition 3: |
to begin a trip on a boat.
The ship will sail at sunset.- synonyms:
- embark, launch
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| definition 4: |
to operate a sailboat.
My aunt is teaching me to sail.- similar words:
- cruise, navigate
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| definition 5: |
to travel quickly or without difficulty.
The kite sailed through the air.He sailed through his classes.- synonyms:
- glide
- similar words:
- breeze, drift, float, flow, fly, ride, skim, slip, soar, sweep
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| related words: |
glide, ride, slide, voyage |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to travel over (a body of water) in a ship or boat, especially one with sails.
Columbus first sailed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.- synonyms:
- navigate
- similar words:
- skim, sweep
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| definition 2: |
to operate or navigate (a ship or a boat).
She sailed her boat to a nearby island.- synonyms:
- navigate
- similar words:
- pilot
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| definition 3: |
of a ship or boat, to travel over (a body of water).
The ship sailed the ocean over four hundred times. |
| related words: |
steer |
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The words sail and sale (an instance of selling) sound alike but have different meanings.
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