hoy

noun

Definition of hoynext
as in keel

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  1. keel
  2. barge
  3. cutter
  4. yawl
  5. tender
  6. tug
  7. lighter
  8. lifeboat
Noun
  • There are four key uses of generative AI to keep your family and guests on an even keel: Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on issues from the path to peace in the Middle East to the supply of synthetic opioids that have heightened fears over global stability.
    Matthew Lee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Definition of keel
Noun
  • The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The company initially built tugboats to tow offshore oil rigs and barges through the criss-cross of bayous and canals.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of barge
Noun
  • KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment $100 $75 Amazon Pasta rollers and cutters Homemade pasta easily comes together with these handy attachments.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The set includes a matching pizza cutter and cashmere storage sack with leather drawstring and a kit for caring for and cleaning the wood (two cashmere cloths and a small bottle of olive oil).
    Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • His very funny and touching stories about his own tender childhood segue into pieces about his regrets, anxieties, and triumphs as a father.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In that game, quarterback Justin Herbert was playing on a tender ankle and the Chargers were missing both starting offensive tackles and star safety Derwin James Jr. Since, the Chargers have won six of eight and are currently the fifth seed in the AFC, putting them squarely in the playoff picture.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of tender
Noun
  • Across its eight tracks, Knox bares all about the intimate lifecycle of her own seven-year relationship through spellbinding vocals that tug at the heartstrings and polished, R&B-leaning production.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The dog can sniff around and tug at its leash, but the dog walker is the one setting the pace and direction.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of tug
Noun
  • Many would have seen the sad sea turtle with a straw embedded deep into its nostril, or the albatross chicks having been fed bottle caps and cigarette lighters by their unknowing parents.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In Aslan’s bedroom, his father, Nidal, pointed to items laid out neatly on his son’s bunk bed — a baseball cap, cigarette lighters, a piece of clothing blotted with blood.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of lighter
Noun
  • And his administration will have ample opportunities to slow or even kill future transactions – lifeboats that some media companies may need to survive.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Out of the ship's 132 passengers and crew, 114 people died – and the few people who survived the wreck were stuck in a lifeboat for a week.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of lifeboat
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