ferries
Meaning of ferries
plural noun
a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
verb, 3rd person present
convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water.
Middle English: from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, of Germanic origin and related to fare.
Information about ferries
- The singular form of ferries is: ferry.
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Hyphenation of ferries
fer-ries
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- ferries is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
ferries synonyms
Meaning a paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold:
Meaning a form of transport that travels regularly between two places:
Meaning a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea:
Meaning a small vessel for travelling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine:
Meaning a ship or large boat:
Meaning a flat-bottomed ferry worked on cables or ropes:
Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Meaning transport or carry to a place:
Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:
Meaning carry the weight of; support:
Meaning take (someone) somewhere in a car:
Meaning drive (a car or a passenger in a car), typically as part of one's job:
Meaning carry or bring with one; convey:
Meaning take or go with (someone or something) to a place:
Anagrams of ferries
Words that rhyme with ferries
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