canoes
/kəˈnuːz/
canoes is the plural of canoe.
canoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of canoe.
Meaning of canoe
Noun
canoe (plural canoes)
- A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
- The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation.1886 January, The Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past, volume XIII, number 73, page 135
- An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
- Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
Phrases with canoes
Words that rhyme with canoes
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- amuse
- bemuse
- choose
- excuse
- misuse
- muse
- ooze
- peruse
- accuse
- booze
- druse
- news
- ruse
- snooze
- suffuse
- transfuse
- who's
- whose
- circumfuse
- cooze
- defuse
- diffuse
- enthuse
- flues
- fuze
- jalouse
- mews
- perfuse
- snooz
- Toulouse
- twos
- yous
- 'scuse
- accrues
- aloos
- bambooze
- blooze
- boos
- boose
- brews
- chews
- clews
- clues
- construes
- contuse
- coos
- coups
- crews
Questions about canoes
- What is canoes the plural of?
- Canoes is the plural of canoe.
- How do you pronounce canoes?
- Canoes is pronounced /kəˈnuːz/ (US).
Words near canoes in the dictionary
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