PADDLES Synonyms

• especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

• a dashing young man

• something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

• a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

• a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

• the part of the skate that slides on the ice

• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

• the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

• an implement used to propel or steer a boat

• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

• a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward

• each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman

• a racing shell that is propelled by sculls

• propel with sculls

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• move unsteadily

• dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

• play in or as if in water, as of small children

• work with in an amateurish manner

• bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

• a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• a slap with the flat of the hand

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

• walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

• play in or as if in water, as of small children