starboard

starboard is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.
2. adjective. Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.
3. transitive verb. To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.
4. noun. the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
5. verb. turn to the right, of helms or rudders
6. adjective. located on the right side of a ship or aircraft

Common word forms

starboards, starboarded

Words from these letters

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