Words that rhyme with airboat

adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected] 2: borne on the water; floating [ant: aground(p)] 3: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing]

n 1: a small vessel for travel on water 2: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat] v 1: ride in a boat on water

n 1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors 2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: coating, coat] 3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: coat, pelage] v 1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: coat, surface] 2: cover or provide with a coat 3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: coat, cake]

n 1: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter]

n 1: the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2: the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 3: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float] 4: an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 5: a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco [syn: float, plasterer's float] 6: something that floats on the surface of water 7: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: air bladder, swim bladder, float] v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float, drift, be adrift, blow] 2: be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom [syn: float, swim] [ant: go down, go under, settle, sink] 3: set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" 4: circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" 5: move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" 6: put into the water; "float a ship" 7: make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" 8: allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" 9: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"

n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns [syn: goat, caprine animal] 2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge] 3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: Capricorn, Goat] 4: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat]

n 1: a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: fourpence, groat]

n 1: a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols

n 1: a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling

n 1: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

n 1: the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel

n 1: an incorrect quotation [syn: misquotation, misquote] v 1: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

n 1: ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: moat, fosse]

n 1: annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') 2: seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')

v 1: defeat by a majority of votes; "The Democrats outvoted the Republicans"

v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, advance, boost, further, encourage] 2: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate] 3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: advertise, advertize, promote, push] 4: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece 5: change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

n 1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: dinghy, dory, rowboat]

n 1: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn: sailboat, sailing boat]

n 1: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

n 1: a fast motorboat

n 1: a boat propelled by a steam engine

n 1: the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

n 1: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: throat, pharynx] 2: an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep 3: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney"; 4: the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat

n 1: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]

n 1: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]

n 1: a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas

n 1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: icebreaker, iceboat] 2: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [syn: iceboat, ice yacht, scooter]