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  • sail — I n. 1) to hoist, raise the sails; to make sail 2) to let out the sails 3) to furl, take in a sail; to reduce; slacken sail 4) to trim ( adjust ) the sails 5) to lower, strike the sails 6) (misc.) to set sail for ( to leave for by ship, boat );… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • slacken — verb (slackened; slackening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make less active ; slow up < slacken speed at a crossing > 2. to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness) < slacken sail > intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slacken — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, attenuate, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, bate, benumb, block, blunt, bog down, bottle up, brake, chasten, check, clip the wings, come… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • spill a sail — take the wind out of sails, slacken sails …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Slowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Slowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 slowness slowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 languor languor &c.(inactivity) 683 Sgm: N 1 drawl drawl Sgm: N 1 creeping creeping &c. >V. lentor …   English dictionary for students

  • Capture of Cyane — HMS Cyane was a British warship captured by the USS Constitution on 20 February 1815 during the War of 1812. Cyane was sailing in company with HMS Levant .The Capture of HMS CyaneHMS Cyane was a British 6th rate 22 gun frigate build ship in… …   Wikipedia

  • slowness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of taking a relatively long time Nouns 1. slowness, languor, inactivity; leisureliness; retardation; slackening; delay, lateness; walk, stroll, saunter, snail s pace, jog trot, dogtrot; slow… …   English dictionary for students

  • Planing (sailing) — ).Planing allows the boat to go faster by using its speed and hull shape to lift the front part of the hull out of the water. The boat travels on top of the water, greatly reducing the hydrodynamic drag on the vessel. The increase in aerodynamic… …   Wikipedia

  • Zipang (anime) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Zipang caption = Cover of DVD Vol. 1 ja name = ジパング ja name trans = Jipangu genre = Military science fiction, Alternate historyInfobox animanga/Anime title = director = Kazuhiro Furuhashi studio = Studio Deen… …   Wikipedia

  • reef — Synonyms and related words: ait, archipelago, arrest, atoll, backpedal, backwater, bank, bar, bill, brake, breakwater, cape, cay, check, chersonese, clear the decks, clip the wings, consider every angle, continental island, coral head, coral… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • slow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. time consuming; dull witted, dense (sl.); tardy, sluggish; slack, leisurely; tedious, boring. See slowness, ignorance, lateness, weariness.Ant., fast, quick witted, bright. v. slacken, moderate,… …   English dictionary for students

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