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- [skif]
- /skɪf/
- /skɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skif]
- /skɪf/
Definitions of skiff word
- noun skiff any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. 1
- noun skiff type of small boat 1
- countable noun skiff A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat, which usually has room for only one person. 0
- noun skiff any of various small boats propelled by oars, sail, or motor 0
- noun skiff any of various small, light, open boats propelled by oars, motor, or sail 0
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Origin of skiff
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < early Italian schifo < Old High German scif ship1
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Parts of speech for Skiff
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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skiff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skiff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skiff
noun skiff
- bateau — a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- boat — A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
- brigantine — a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
- cutter — A cutter is a tool that you use for cutting through something.
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