- sail, canvas, canvass, sheet - a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
--1 is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
--1 is a part of sailing vessel, sailing ship
--1 has particulars:Derived forms: verb sail3, verb sail1 - cruise, sail - an ocean trip taken for pleasure
--2 is a kind of ocean trip, voyage
Derived forms: verb sail4, verb sail3, verb sail1
- sail - traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
--1 is one way to travel, journey
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sail2, noun sail1, noun sailor2, noun sailor1
They sail the river
They sail down the river
- sweep, sail - 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"
--2 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- sail - travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
--3 is one way to boat
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sail2, noun sail1, noun sailing2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- voyage, sail, navigate - travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
--4 is one way to travel, journey
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sail2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP