helm port
topside
scupper
beakhead
underwater
hawsehole
lubber's hole
water level
afore
forebody
buttock
yardarm
bilge
rudderhole
afterbody
after part
stern
rother
taffrail
tail
load line
seaway
poop
quarter
shipboard
skimmer
throat
gauge
freeboard deck
afterpeak
spring line
board
broad in the beam
weather roll
cordage
inboard
well
cutwater
fore and aft
beam
sternport
pushpit
bargeful
chine
gamber
aftermost
booby-hatch
shipwide
spiling
tack
afterdeck
futtock shroud
entrance
wheelhouse
gangway
prow
cast
pilothouse
draught
weatherboard
Irish pennant
bilges
cockscomb
draft
eye plate
submersible warship
sea room
martingale
loof
outboard
submersible
deckside
spring a butt
partner
hatch
dolphin striker
forward
weather bow
foredeck
square-rigger
deadworks
nautiform
intercostal
from stem to stern
back
length overall
goelette
coaming
hatchway
scuttle
opening
careen
amidships
water line
overside
underwater
broad in the beam
inboard
aftermost
shipwide
outboard
deckside
nautiform
intercostal
afore
fore and aft
amidships
overside
helm port
topside
scupper
beakhead
hawsehole
lubber's hole
water level
forebody
buttock
yardarm
bilge
rudderhole
afterbody
after part
stern
rother
taffrail
tail
load line
seaway
poop
quarter
shipboard
skimmer
throat
gauge
freeboard deck
afterpeak
spring line
board
weather roll
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well
cutwater
beam
sternport
pushpit
bargeful
chine
gamber
booby-hatch
spiling
tack
afterdeck
futtock shroud
entrance
wheelhouse
gangway
prow
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draught
weatherboard
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bilges
cockscomb
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eye plate
submersible warship
sea room
martingale
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dolphin striker
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noun
- The surface of a ship’s hull that is above the water line.
- The structure and assembly of modules above the jacket or gravity base sub structure.
- The outer side of a round of beef.
- The structure and assembly of modules on the deck of any floating installation.
- The side or part of something that is at the top.
adv
adj
adj
- Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- In difficulty, especially financially.
- Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
- Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
verb
adv
noun
noun
- The waterline of a ship.
- Of a route that follows a riverbank or shoreline.
- An instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.
- The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
- The level of the water table below ground.
noun
noun
- the rear part of a ship
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- the time of the last part of something
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- the rear part of an aircraft
verb
noun
- the rear part of a ship
- one of four equal parts
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided
- a fourth part of a year; three months
- one of the four major division of the compass
- a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
- a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
- an unspecified person
- piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
verb
noun
- A surface ship.
- Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- A person who skims.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
verb
noun
- A narrow opening in a vessel.
- The front part of the neck.
- Station throat.
- The inside of a timber knee.
- The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
- That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
- The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
- The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
- The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
- The gullet or windpipe.
verb
noun
- The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
- Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
- A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
- The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.
- An act of measuring.
- That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
- A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
- Cannabis.
- An estimate.
- Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
- A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).
- A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.
- A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.
- The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
- A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.
verb
- To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
- To estimate.
- To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
- To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.
- To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
- To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
noun
- The side of a ship.
- A rebound.
- The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
- A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards.
- Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.
- The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
- A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
- A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
- Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging.
- A level or stage having a particular layout.
- A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
verb
- To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
- To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
- To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
- To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
- To cover with boards or boarding.
- To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
- Antonyms: alight, disembark
- To hit (someone) with a wooden board.
- To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.
noun
- A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
- A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
- A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
- A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
- A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
- A source of supply.
- The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
- An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
- In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
- A well drink.
- A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
- A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
- The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
- The cockpit of a sailboat.
- The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
verb
- To have something seep out of the surface.
- To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
adj
intj
- An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation).
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
- An exclamation of indignance.
- Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.
- Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.
- Used as a greeting
- Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.
adv
noun
- the broad side of a ship
- a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- (nautical) breadth amidships
- a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
verb
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- express with a beaming face or smile
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
noun
- A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
- The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
- A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.
- The top of a ridge.
- The spine of an animal.
- The back of the blade on a scythe.
- A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
- A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.
- A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
verb
noun
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- gear for a horse
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- sailing a zigzag course
verb
noun
- The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
- The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
- The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
- The right to go in.
- The action of entering, or going in.
- The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
- The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
- The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
- The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
verb
noun
- A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
- A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
- An aisle.
- A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
- The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
- A passageway through a passenger car
- An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
- A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
verb
intj
verb
- To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- To throw.
- To throw down or aside.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- To remove, take off (clothes).
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
noun
- Visual appearance.
- An object made in a mould.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- A squint.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- The casting procedure.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- A group of crabs.
- An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- An act of throwing.
adj
noun
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- a large and hurried swallow
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a dose of liquid medicine
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
verb
noun
- A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
- A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- The fleshy red crest of a rooster
- An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
- A red cap once worn by court jesters
noun
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- any of the various versions in the development of a written work
- a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
- a dose of liquid medicine
- compulsory military service
- a large and hurried swallow
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
verb
noun
- One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together.
- A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
verb
noun
- An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
- A group of birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time.
- A trapdoor.
- An opening into, or in search of, a mine.
- The act of hatching.
- A gullet.
- A birth, the birth records (in the newspaper).
- A floodgate; a sluice gate.
- A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- Development; disclosure; discovery.
- A bedstead.
- A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
- A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.
- An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
- The phenomenon, lasting 1–2 days, of large clouds of mayflies appearing in one location to mate, having reached maturity.
verb
noun
- The front part of a vessel.
- One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
- The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
adv
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- Into the future.
- At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
verb
- To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- To advance, promote.
adj
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
noun
- The keel and keelson of a ship.
- Effort, usually physical.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- A ferryboat.
- The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- Large and attractive buttocks.
- The inside margin of a page.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
postp
adv
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- So as to reverse direction and return.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- In a manner that impedes.
- In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- So as shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- To or in a previous condition or place.
- Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
adj
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Not current.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- At or near the rear.
- Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
verb
- To go in the reverse direction.
- To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- To push or force backwards.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- To support.
- To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also back out).
- To row backward with (oars).
- To carry an infant on one's back.
noun
noun
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- an open or empty space in or between things
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- the initial part of the introduction
- a possible alternative
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- the first of a series of actions
adj
noun
verb
- To tilt on one side.
- To tilt or lean while in motion.
- To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
- To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
- To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
noun
- the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
- Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded.
- Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines.
- The level at which water meets land along the shore of a body of water.
- The line corresponding to the surface of the water touching any submerged object or body.
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