sleigh

Speech parts

1. sleigh - Noun

2. sleigh - Adjective

3. sleigh - Verb

4. Sleigh - Proper noun

Meaning

Sly.

A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sledge sled bob maul fly jumper bobsled drive decline blade slide cruise carriage glide cutter
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Antonyms

stand walking hoof stumble toddle traipse
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Hypernyms

vehicle ride

Hyponyms

bob bobsled mush pung luge bobsleigh

Phrases with the word

horse sleigh one-horse sleigh take someone for a sleigh ride bell attached to a sleigh sleigh shovel bell attached to a sleigh reindeer

Examples

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too. Clement Clarke Moore

Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom like a cold sore under the mistletoe. Christopher Moore (author)

I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear. Rod Steiger

I grew up in the prolonged survival of the great age of the horse, with harness and saddle and sleigh bells and horse pictures, not as antiques but the facts of our lives. Paul Engle

If you enjoy riding, you better enjoy pulling the sleigh. Russian Proverb

Granny will stay on the sleigh by cursing and roping. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sleeving sleezy sleid sleigh bed sleigh bell sleigh shovel