sails

Speech parts

1. sails - Noun

2. sails - Verb

Meaning

sails

plural of sail

sails (plural sails)

(nautical, slang) The sailmaker on board ship.

sails

third-person singular simple present indicative of sail

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

conn yacht mainsail voyage sailing flies canvas navigate rigging sailcloth brattice sailmaker velum becripple

Antonyms

remains

Phrases with the word

knock the wind out of someone's sails mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails taken the wind out of someone's sails take wind out of sails

Anagrams

sisal lassi Silas Islas

Examples

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward

He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. William Osler

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Dolly Parton

The boat sails by, the shore remains. Cambodian Proverb

All sails do not suit every ship. Icelandic Proverb

A man without money is like a ship without sails. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sailpunk sailray sailroom sailship sailwear sailworthiness