Synonyms of the word

towboat

• n. (nautical) a tugboat.
• n. (nautical) a squat powerful boat designed to push barges.
• n. A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
• n. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

boat

• n. A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or…
• n. (poker slang) A full house.
• n. A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
• n. (chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly…
• n. (Australia, politics, informal) The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees…
• v. (intransitive) To travel by boat.
• v. (transitive) To transport in a boat.
• v. (transitive) To place in a boat.

tower

• n. A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite,…
• n. A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires,…
• n. A water tower.
• n. A control tower.
• n. Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
• n. (figuratively) Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
• n. (informal) An interlocking tower.
• n. (figuratively) A strong refuge; a defence.
• n. (historical) A tall fashionable headdress.
• n. (obsolete) High flight; elevation.
• n. The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, deemed an ill omen.
• v. (intransitive) To be very tall.
• v. (intransitive) To be high or lofty; to soar.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To soar into.
• n. One who tows.

tug

• v. (transitive) to pull or drag with great effort.
• v. (transitive) to pull hard repeatedly.
• v. (transitive) to tow by tugboat.
• n. a sudden powerful pull.
• n. (nautical) a tugboat.
• n. (obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
• n. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
• n. (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
• n. (slang) An act of masturbation.

tugboat

• n. A small, powerful boat (a "tugship" in other languages) used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver…