nnoun.artifacta large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vesselSynset:canvas canvass sheet
Derivationally Related Form:sail
Part Holonyms:sailing ship sailing vessel
Hypernyms:piece of cloth piece of material
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothfabricartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothpiecepartobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackfore-and-aft sailforesailheadsailmain-topsailmainsailmizzen coursepress of canvaspress of sailroyalsave-allskysailsquare sailtopgallanttopgallant sailtopsail
Part Meronyms:reef
Full Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackflying jibfore-and-aft sailfore-topsailforesailgaff topsailgaffsailheadsailjiblateenlugsailmain-topsailmain coursemainsailmizzenpress of sailroyalsave-allskysailspankerspinnakerspritsailsquare sailstaysailtopgallanttopsail
nnoun.actan ocean trip taken for pleasureSynset:cruise
Derivationally Related Form:sailcruise
Hypernyms:ocean trip voyage
Inherited Hypernyms:cruiseocean tripwater traveltravelmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactany structure that resembles a sailHypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:sailstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motiontraverse or travel on (a body of water)Examples:- We sailed the Atlantic
- He sailed the Pacific all alone
Derivationally Related Form:sailorsail
Hypernyms:journey travel
Inherited Hypernyms:sailtraveltravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP | They --- the river (apply to: sail) | They --- down the river (apply to: sail)
vverb.motionmove with sweeping, effortless, gliding motionsSynset:sweep
Examples:- The diva swept into the room
- Shreds of paper sailed through the air
- The searchlights swept across the sky
Derivationally Related Form:sweep
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:sweepmove
Direct Hyponyms:swan
Full Troponyms:swan
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motiontravel on water propelled by windTopic:navigationpilotagepiloting
Examples:- I love sailing, especially on the open sea
- the ship sails on
Derivationally Related Form:sailingsail
Hypernyms:boat
Inherited Hypernyms:sailboatridetraveltravel
Direct Hyponyms:beatchange coursegybejibjibeluffoutpointpointrackrunscudtackwear roundwear shipweather
Full Troponyms:beatjibeluffoutpointrunscudtackwear shipweather
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motiontravel on water propelled by wind or by other meansSynset:navigate voyage
Examples:- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
Derivationally Related Form:navigablesailvoyagervoyagenavigation
Hypernyms:journey travel
Inherited Hypernyms:voyagetraveltravel
Direct Hyponyms:astrogatecruise
Full Troponyms:astrogatecruise
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody PP