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sail
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- pronunciation:
- seIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- make sail, sail into, set sail, under sail
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large piece of fabric or the like that may be mounted on a vessel and extended to catch the force of the wind for propulsion.
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| definition 2: |
any similar apparatus used to catch the force of the wind.
- synonyms:
- blade, vane
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| definition 3: |
a voyage or excursion made in a sailing vessel.
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| definition 4: |
(sometimes pl.) the sails of a vessel, considered collectively.
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| phrase: |
make sail, set sail, under sail |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sails, sailing, sailed |
| definition 1: |
of a ship or other vessel, to move.
The ship sailed from Liverpool to New York.- similar words:
- course, cruise, scud, skim, steam
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| definition 2: |
to travel by water; travel on a boat.
The family sailed to America in 1883.- synonyms:
- boat, cruise, ship
- similar words:
- yacht
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| definition 3: |
to begin traveling by boat; start a journey by boat.
The ship will sail at dawn.- synonyms:
- embark, launch, put, shove off, weigh anchor
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| definition 4: |
to operate a sailboat.
My friend is teaching me to sail.- similar words:
- cruise, navigate
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| definition 5: |
to travel briskly or effortlessly, as if driven by the wind.
The kite sailed through the air.The dog sailed down the street.He sailed through his classes.- synonyms:
- glide, scud
- similar words:
- breeze, drift, float, flow, fly, ride, skim, slip, soar, spin, sweep
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| related words: |
cleave, clip, coast, glide, ride, slide, steer, voyage |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to travel over (a body of water).
Columbus first sailed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.- synonyms:
- cruise, navigate
- similar words:
- skim, sweep
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| definition 2: |
to operate or navigate (a vessel).
She sailed her boat to a nearby island.- synonyms:
- navigate
- similar words:
- pilot
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| definition 3: |
of a vessel, to travel over (a body of water).
The ship sailed the Atlantic over four hundred times. |
| related words: |
coast, ride, steer, voyage |
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| phrase: |
sail into |
The words sail and sale (an instance of selling) sound alike but have different meanings.
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