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cruise

/kɹuz/noun, verb1 syllable

Cruise means: an ocean trip taken for pleasure.

Synonyms for cruise2

noun, as in an ocean trip taken for pleasure

also used for cruise

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What does cruise mean?5

noun

1

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

verb

1

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure“She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible”

2

travel at a moderate speed“Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude”

3

look for a sexual partner in a public place“The men were cruising the park”

4

sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing“We were cruising in the Caribbean”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cruise?37

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All 37 rhymes for cruise, grouped by syllable

Cruise in a sentence

  • Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.Scott
  • If one person gets infected on the cruise ship, it's curtains.unknown
  • The prize money enabled me to go on a world cruise.CK
  • We had our wedding on a cruise ship.CK
  • I go on a cruise once a year.CK
  • Some passengers from a cruise ship came into our shop.CK
  • Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly.The_World_Factbook
  • They took a sunset cruise along the coastline.Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cruise

as a noun

plural
cruises

as a verb

past tense
cruised
present participle
cruising
third-person singular
cruises