sculls 1 of 2

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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Verb
  • If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • No death-defying rapids here on this lazy, looping stretch easily paddled by families in canoes.
    Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.
    Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The proposal would ban Fletcher from ever selling or advertising boats, rafts or related goods and services, as well as travel- or vacation-related services in Idaho or to Idaho residents.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know North Korea also fired 10 artillery shells on Saturday as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, Seoul's military said.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Highlights of the space are a six-foot oyster artwork made with shells from Louisiana and an oak desk with a large slab of Alabama white marble.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Sculls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculls. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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