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Synonyms for sail
seɪlsail
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Princeton's WordNet
sail, canvas, canvass, sheetnoun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Synonyms:
rag, canvas tent, bed sheet, public opinion poll, weather sheet, plane, sheet, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, canvass, shroud, poll, tabloid, mainsheet, canvas, opinion poll, piece of paper, cruisecruise, sailnoun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
sailverb
any structure that resembles a sail
sailverb
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
sweep, sailverb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
Synonyms:
span, navigate, traverse, cross, drag, sweep, embroil, sweep up, tangle, voyage, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsailverb
travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
voyage, sail, navigateverb
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
sailverb
Synonyms:
make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sailsailverb
Synonyms:
plough the deep, plough the wavessailverb
Synonyms:
navigate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1083 | cross | |
#1853 | sheet | |
#2843 | cruise | |
#3252 | poll | |
#3447 | pilot | |
#4010 | plane | |
#4422 | navigate | |
#5162 | swing | |
#5818 | canvas | |
#6165 | brush | |
#6507 | sailing | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6671 | span | |
#9767 | sail | |
#10379 | sailor | |
#11385 | voyage | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#15194 | tack | |
#15810 | rag | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#17738 | veil | |
#20931 | navigating | |
#22431 | broom | |
#27464 | tabloid | |
#30537 | sailboat | |
#31722 | shroud | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#50593 | canvass | |
#60140 | voile | |
#108433 | headscarf | |
#197145 | mainsheet | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use sail in a sentence?
You need to be very strong and athletic in order to sail one of these boats, he is one of the best athletes on our team and one of the best sailors in the U.S.
Downward movement of Indian stock market continues even today. It seems all govt shares are being subject to most thrashing. BHEL, ONGC, SAIL, NALCO etc
Don't be surprised to see SAIL share price touching Rs.56 by the end of May month from the current price of Rs.74
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
We were basically saying, like honestly, just let them sail, if we win the case, it opens up. They will all sail out of Florida. They will all do it consistent with Florida law.
Translations for sail
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- seilAfrikaans
- شراع, أبحرArabic
- yelkənAzerbaijani
- елкәнBashkir
- ветразь, парусBelarusian
- платноBulgarian
- vela, navegarCatalan, Valencian
- plavba, věž, lopatka, plachta, plout, plavit, plachtitCzech
- asgell, hwylWelsh
- sejltur, sejl, sejle, bruse, komme, flyveDanish
- Windmühlenflügel, Segel, Törn, segelnGerman
- ίστιο, πανί, άρμενο, αρμενίζω, πλέωGreek
- aspa, vela, navegarSpanish
- puriEstonian
- بادبانPersian
- siipi, purje, torni, purjehdus, uimakello, liitää, seilata, purjehtia, kiitääFinnish
- seglFaroese
- [[balade]] [[en]] [[voilier]], voile, pneumatophore, massif, flotteur, aile, [[balade]] [[en]] [[mer]], voguer, voler, faire du bateau, faire de la voile, gouvernerFrench
- seolIrish
- seòlScottish Gaelic
- vela, navegarGalician
- מפרש, שט, הפליגHebrew
- पालHindi
- vitorla, lapátHungarian
- առագաստArmenian
- navigarInterlingua
- layar, berlayarIndonesian
- segloIdo
- segl, sigling, siglaIcelandic
- vela, pala, condurre, navigare a vela, veleggiareItalian
- מפרשHebrew
- 帆, 帆走, 航海Japanese
- აფრაGeorgian
- желкенKazakh
- ក្ដោងKhmer
- 돛Korean
- желкин, парусKyrgyz
- velum, nāvigōLatin
- ໃບລົມLao
- burėLithuanian
- buraLatvian
- rerenga, rāwhara, kōmaru, rā, wharauMāori
- платноMacedonian
- layarMalay
- လင်းယဉ်Burmese
- zeil, zeiltocht, zeilenDutch
- seil, seiltur, seileNorwegian
- velaOccitan
- kiosk, żagielPolish
- vela, pá, velejarPortuguese
- vela, vel, tendaRomansh
- pânză, velă, navigaRomanian
- крыло, парус, ветрило, плыть, плыть под парусамиRussian
- bela, velaSardinian
- plòvidba, jedro, jedrenje, једро, plòviti, jèdriti, klízitiSerbo-Croatian
- plachtaSlovak
- jadro, jadratiSlovene
- velAlbanian
- segel, seglats, seglaSwedish
- shiraSwahili
- పడవ ప్రయాణం, తెరచాప, ప్రయాణమయ్యారుTelugu
- бодбонTajik
- ใบเรือThai
- ýelkenTurkmen
- yelkenTurkish
- җилкәнTatar
- вітрило, парусUkrainian
- پالUrdu
- yelkanUzbek
- buồmVietnamese
- sail, sailönVolapük
- 帆Chinese
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