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oars

UK/ɔːz/US/ɔɹz/

A form of oar — A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

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Meanings

noun

pluralplural of oar

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of oar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with oars

outdoors scores yours doors indoors drawers Azores bores

Sounds the same

ores ors ores ors

Anagrams

rosa soar sora Saro Orsa Raso osar

Cite this entry

APA

oars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oars

MLA

“oars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oars. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oars,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oars.

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