boat
- noun
- /boʊt/
- She carefully poured the gravy from the gravy boat onto the mashed potatoes.
And I have this Chrome little, I guess gravy boat looking thing for like keys and sunglasses.
- And I have this Chrome little, I guess gravy boat looking thing for like keys and sunglasses.
Examples
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We used a classic gravy boat to serve the homemade sauce with dinner.
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The waiter brought the soup in a lovely gravy boat for serving.
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Apparently, a waiter had dropped a small boat of salad dressing on me.
Fiction book (1997) -
Like getting a new gravy boat so you don't spoil the set.
Fiction book (1996) -
Artie carefully put the gravy boat, which she had been holding all this time, on the counter.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
A shallow round container used for holding or serving food
A small dish with a spout for pouring sauce over food
A small dish with a spout for pouring gravy or sauce at the table
A long dish like a small boat for serving gravy
Idioms
- Informal
A person who feels alone and confused, often singled out by others to fill a special role
Compounds
- Archaic
A large plane with a body like a boat that lets it land on and float on water
- Specialized
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
- Archaic
A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route
- Archaic
A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed ends used on large lakes for fishing and carrying goods
- Specialized
A small boat that a sailing ship keeps for the crew to move people or supplies
- Specialized
A small boat that takes a person who guides large ships into and out of port
- Archaic
A small navy ship that protects larger ships by attacking fast boats with torpedoes
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boat for a sauce dish got its name from the Old English bāt meaning 'boat' because the dish is shaped like a small boat, so a gravy boat carries sauce the same way a boat carries people.