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oarsman

/ˈɔːrzmən/ /ˈɔːrzmən/

Meanings
noun
A man who rows a boat, either alone or with others.

Examples :

"The oarsman strained against the current, pulling hard to get his team across the finish line. "
sport nautical person job

Related Words

Illustration rows

rows noun

/roʊz/ /raʊz/

A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

"The farmer planted the corn in neat rows across the field. "

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

In a contrary direction to.

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Illustration pulling

pulling verb

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

"When I give the signal, pull the rope."

Illustration strained

strained verb

/stɹeɪ̯nd/

To hold tightly, to clasp.

"The little girl strained her teddy bear to her chest, comforting herself after a bad dream. "

Illustration alone

alone adjective

/əˈləʊn/ /əˈloʊn/

By oneself, solitary.

"The little girl sat alone in the corner, reading her book. "

Illustration boat

boat noun

/bəʊt/ /boʊt/

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

"The family rented a small boat for a relaxing afternoon on the lake. "

Illustration current

current noun

/ˈkʌɹənt/ /ˈkɝɹənt/

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

"The current of air coming from the open window is making the papers on my desk flutter. "

Illustration others

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

(after a negative) As well.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "