Thesaurus results for SKIFF

skiff

noun

as in canoe

a small, light boat that is usually for only one person She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line.

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Recent Examples of skiff Another could see guests hiking to a glacial lake or going for a skiff tour among icebergs. —

Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2026 L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique. —

Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026 In addition to Machado, two people were on board the fishing skiff that skipped across the sea after a two-month planning process. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025 Witnesses at the scene told the authorities a person was seen clinging to the side of a small skiff boat in the river. —

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skiff

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Noun

Right then, with both canoes in plain sight, a moose showed up at the edge of the alders across the lake.

— Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026