Boat vs. Skiff

Boatnoun

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

Boatnoun

(poker slang) A full house.

Boatnoun

A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

Boatnoun

(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

Boatnoun

The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

Boatverb

(intransitive) To travel by boat.

Boatverb

(transitive) To transport in a boat.

Boatverb

(transitive) To place in a boat.

Boatnoun

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

Boatnoun

Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.

Boatnoun

A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.

Boatverb

To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

Boatverb

To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

Boatverb

To go or row in a boat.

Boatnoun

a small vessel for travel on water

Boatnoun

a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

Boatverb

ride in a boat on water

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas.

Skiffnoun

A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.

Skiffnoun

Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

Skiffnoun

(weather) A light wind/rain/snow, etc.

Skiffnoun

(slang) Someone (typically a redneck or fisherman) who has a degree of intelligence, but believes they are more than they actually are.

Skiffnoun

a deep blanket of snow covering the ground

Skiffverb

to navigate in a skiff.

Skiffnoun

A small, light boat.

Skiffverb

To navigate in a skiff.

Skiffnoun

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

Skiff

The term skiff is used for a number of essentially unrelated styles of small boats. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for leisure, as a utility craft and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew.