cruise
Meaning of cruise
verb
- sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.
they were cruising off the California coast
she cruised the canals of France in a barge
- (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed.
we sit in a jet, cruising at some 30,000 ft
- (of a young child) walk while holding on to furniture or other structures, prior to learning to walk without support.
my daughter cruised at seven months and didn't walk until just after her first birthday
about a week ago she started crawling forwards, cruising furniture, and standing by herself
- a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.
a cruise down the Nile
a cruise liner
mid 17th century (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux .
Information about cruise
- The plural form of cruise is: cruises.
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Hyphenation of cruise
cruise
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- cruise is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
cruise synonyms
Meaning sail:
Meaning give off or produce steam:
Meaning sail over or along (a sea or river):
Meaning travel somewhere:
Meaning act or make progress without making much effort:
Meaning be carried slowly by a current of air or water:
Meaning (of a river or road) follow a winding course:
Meaning walk or move in a leisurely manner:
Meaning make a series of sounds by blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument:
Meaning move about or go somewhere in a casual, irresponsible, or ostentatious way:
Meaning a journey by sea or air:
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Words that rhyme with cruise
Guise, disguise, guise, misguise, otherguise, predisguise, undisguise, juise, Luise, Louise, louise, marquise, antiquise, Cruise, bruise, debruise, forbruise
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