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present tense third-person singular of scull
as in rows
to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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sculls

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noun

plural of scull

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Noun
  • Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Their equipment was largely borrowed, and included old-style, canvas tents and heavy, aluminum canoes.
    Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
    Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
    David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Artifacts located near the panels – stone points, the pigments and dentalium shells or beads – suggest long-distance ties to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) communities in the Levant, hundreds of miles away.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bag shapes took cues from shells, fishing baskets and Japanese furoshiki, traditional wrapping cloths.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Sculls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculls. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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