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boat as a common noun.  Its 1 syllable, boat, is pronounced BOWT.  There are 2 definitions.

Definition 1 is:  A water-craft; especially a small vessel for oars or sails.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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water as a noun.  Definition 2 of 7 is:  Any body of water, as a lake, a river, or a sea; in Scotland, a small river.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

craft as a noun.  Definition 5 of 6 in Nautical is:  A vessel: also, collectively, vessels.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

water-craft is a noun.  The only definition is:  Craft for sailing on water.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

vessel is a noun.  Definition 2 of 5 is:  A ship or craft designed to float on the water; usually one larger than a rowboat.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

oar as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  A wooden implement for propelling or, occasionally, steering a boat, consisting of a long shaft with a blade or spoon at one end.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

oar-lock is a noun.  The only definition is:  A device on the side of a boat for keeping an oar in place; row-lock.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

row-lock is a noun.  The only definition is:  Any device in which an oar plays and which serves as a point for applying its power to a boat.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

sail as a noun.  Definition 1 of 4 is:  A piece of canvas, et cetera, attached as to the mast or yards of a vessel, to secure its propulsion by the wind.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

sail-cloth is a noun.  The only definition is:  Any fabric suitable for sails.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

rowboat is a noun.  The only definition is:  A boat for propulsion by oars.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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sailboat is a noun.  The only definition is:  A small boat propelled by a sail or sails.

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Definition 2 is:  Any article, as a dish, resembling a boat.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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article as a noun.  Definition 1 of 10 is:  A particular object or substance; a material thing or class of things; as, an article of food.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

dish as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  A concave or hollow vessel for serving food at meals; anything of similar shape.  Definition 3 of 3 is:  Concavity.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

resemble is a verb, transitive.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  To be similar to; be of the same or like nature or aspect with.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

The singular possessive of boat is:  boat's.  The plural of boat is:  boats.  The plural possessive of boats is:  boats'.

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boat as a verb, transitive or intransitive.  Its 1 syllable, boat is pronounced BOWT or ___.  There are 2 definitions.

Definition 1 is:  To carry or place in a boat.

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carry as a verb, transitive.  Definition 1 of 11 is:  To bear or cause to be borne from one place to another; transport; convey.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

carry as a verb, intransitive.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  To act as a carrier.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

place as a verb, transitive.  Definition 1 of 6 is:  To set in a particular place or spot; put in the appropriate place or order; arrange.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

Definition 2 is:  To go in a boat; row; sail; navigate.

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go as a verb, intransitive.  Definition 1 of 17 is:  To move from one place to another.  Definition 2 is:  To move from a place; depart; pass away:  contrasted with come; as, I wish he would go.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

row¹ as a verb, transitive and intransitive.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  To propel on the surface of the water, as a boat, with oars; transport by rowing.  Definition 2 is:  To labor with the oar; be transported or propelled by means of oars.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

sail as a verb, transitive.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  To manage the motion of on the water; navigate:  said of any vessel propelled by the wind, and by extension of any craft not propelled by hand, asa steamer.  Definition 2 is:  To pass over as in a ship or boat; move upon the surface of.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

sail as a verb, intransitive.  Definition 1 of 5 is:  To be driven forward on the water by the wind:  said also of mechanical propulsion, as by steam, but not when by oars.  Definition 2 is:  To be carried over the water in a ship or any craft; travel by water.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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