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sculls

verb

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present tense third-person singular of scull

Synonyms of sculls

(Entry 1 of 2)

to move a boat by means of oars

a couple sculled past in a racing shell

Synonyms for sculls

oars,
paddles,
rows

Words Related to sculls

canoes,
kayaks

poles,
punts

feathers,
pulls

sculls

noun

plural of scull

Synonyms of sculls (Entry 2 of 2)

as in skiffs, rowboats

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sculls

bateaux
(also batteaux),
caïques,
canoes,
catamarans,
coracles,
curraghs
(or currachs),
dhows,
dinghies,
dinks,
dories,
dugouts,
flatboats,
garveys,
gigs,
johnboats,
kayaks,
outriggers,
paddleboats,
pinnaces,
piraguas,
pirogues,
pontoons,
prams,
punts,
rafts,
rowboats,
rowing boats
[chiefly British],
sampans,
scows,
shallops,
shells,
skiffs,
surfboats,
umiaks,
wherries

bottoms,
crafts,
vessels,
watercrafts

catboats,
ketches,
sailboats,
schooners,
yachts

cruisers,
inboards,
motorboats,
outboards,
powerboats

houseboats,
riverboats

auxiliaries,
bumboats,
cutters,
jolly boats,
launches,
lifeboats,
longboats,
tender,
yawls

barges,
hoys,
keelboats,
keels,
lighters,
narrow boats
[British]

towboats,
tugboats,
tugs

ferries,
ferryboats,
gondolas,
taxis
(also taxies),
water taxis

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“Sculls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculls. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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