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    DINGHY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelledplay

    Synonyms:

    dinghy; dory; rowboat

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("dinghy" is a kind of...):

    small boat (a boat that is small)

    Meronyms (parts of "dinghy"):

    oarlock; peg; pin; rowlock; thole; tholepin (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)

    cross thwart; thwart (a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dinghy"):

    rowing boat (a rowboat)

    wherry (light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors)

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