canoe
canoe is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder.
- noun. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
- noun. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast.
- intransitive verb. To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.
- noun. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- verb. travel by canoe
"canoe along the canal"
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in canoe:
Common word forms
canoed, canoer, canoes, canoing, canoeing, canoeable
Words from these letters
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