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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
  • One group, including several actors and Prida, was waist-deep in a river testing canoes for the film’s opening scene when the water began to rapidly rise.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • During the float season, rafts and tubes are available for rent and shuttles are available at Ann Morrison Park at the end of the float for transfer back to Barber Park.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Across the islands, fishermen still use palm leaves to make rafts for catching lampuka (also known as mahi mahi).
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some cheered the kids on with blasts from conch shells; another boater bugled tunes.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ukraine fires roughly 5,000 155 mm shells every day, for an average of 2 million per month, according to Forbes.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Sculls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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