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Definitions for Oars

[1] (used as a command to the crew of a scull or other similar boat to cease rowing and hold the oars horizontal with blades feathered.)
[2] a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
[3] something resembling this or having a similar purpose.
[4] a person who rows; oarsman.
[5] to propel with or as if with oars; row.
[6] to traverse or make (one's way) by, or as if by, rowing.
[7] to row.
[8] to move or advance as if by rowing.
[9] a long shaft of wood for propelling a boat by rowing, having a broad blade that is dipped into and pulled against the water. Oars were also used for steering certain kinds of ancient sailing boats
[10] short for oarsman
[11] put one's oar in to interfere or interrupt
[12] to row or propel with or as if with oars the two men were oaring their way across the lake

Words related to Oars

blade, pole, propel, row, scull, sweep

Words nearby Oars

oapec, oar, oared, oarfish, oarlock, oars, oarsman, oarweed, oary, oas, oasis

Origin of Oars

before 900; Middle English ore, Old English ār; cognate with Old Norse ār

Words that may be confused with Oars

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, oaroar, o'er, or, ore

Other words from Oars

oar·less , adjective
oar·like , adjective

Word origin for Oars

Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse ār

Synonyms for Oars

blade, pole, propel, row, rower, scull, spoon oar, sweep