skiff

IPA: skˈɪf

A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
A light, fleeting shower of rain or snow, or gust of wind, etc.
A (typically light) dusting of snow or ice (or dust, etc) (on ground, water, trees, etc).
An act of slightly pruning tea bushes, placing new leaves at a convenient height without removing much woody growth.
A surname.

(nautical, transitive) To navigate in a skiff.
(dialectal, of rain or snow) To fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground (etc).
To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table.

Examples of "skiff" in Sentences

He is on the skiff, sailing.
He owns several skiffs in his store.
He has two skiffs and one cruise ship.
After the set the skiff and main boat loop.
The skiff encircles the school with the net.
That 14 foot flat skiff is not very different from my boat.
He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff.
The skiff man then becomes responsible for the placement of the boat.
The Spanish also observed several of the gunshots in the side of the skiff.
The skiff is attached to one end of the net when the crew is setting the net.
The people on board of the skiff abandoned ship as it became engulfed in flames.
At first, I thought it was a small boat, the word skiff derived from the Germanic schif, akin to ship.
The skiff, which is always perverse, is pounding against the barnacles on the piles which threaten to scrape its gunwale off.
The “little” guy with the skiff is still going to be feeding his family with the money he makes from the big EVIL businessman.
The boat, which I judged a small skiff from the quick stroke of the oars, was landing in the mud about fifty yards up the beach.
My boat, a scraped and dented 14 foot aluminum skiff is named "The Nutmeg of Consolation" in honor of Mr. Patrick O'Brian who authored one of the best serial sea stories every written.