sails

The word “sails” has 1 syllable: sails

It's pronounced as /seɪlz/

What is synonym and antonym for sails?

In the thesaurus, “sails” has 43 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sails along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sails

Antonyms for sails

dips
dives
flounders
immerses
labors
limps
lumbers
lunges
plods
plunges
settles
shambles
shuffles
sinks
stamps
stomps
struggles
stumbles
stumps
submerges
submerses
toils
tramps
trudges

Meanings of sails

noun
1. A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
2. (nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.
3. The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
4. A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
5. (plural "sail") A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
6. The blade of a windmill.
7. A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
8. The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
9. A sailfish.
10. An outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids.
11. Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
verb
1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
3. To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
5. To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
6. To move briskly.

Example Sentences

The ship's sails billowed in the wind as it glided across the open sea.
She adjusted the sails to catch the optimal breeze for sailing.
The yacht's elegant sails added a touch of grandeur to the regatta.
With the wind at their backs, the sailors hoisted the sails and set course for the distant horizon.
The captain's expert navigation skills guided the vessel safely home under tattered sails.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sails, such as: balloons, boats, bobs, bowls, breezes, brushes, buoys.

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