prowed

1 9.9

Having a pointed front that sticks out like the front of a ship

adjective
/praʊd/

Archaic

: proa

A fisherman skirting shore in his high prowed skiff, crossing bamboo oars, comes up with a jolt.

A fisherman skirting shore in his high prowed skiff, crossing bamboo oars, comes up with a jolt.

Examples

The high-bowed, prowed vessel sliced through the waves with ease.
His new boat has a sleek, prowed design that allows it to cut through the water smoothly.
The prowed shape of the ship made it faster in rough seas.

Synonyms

projected

vsprowed

3 4.9

A part that sticks out from a surface, like a roof or balcony

focuses on shiplike front shape rather than general jutting

pronglike

vsprowed

1 6.9

Having long thin points like a fork

is about a shiplike broad front rather than a narrow spike

bowlike

vsprowed

6.4

Shaped like the front of a ship, pointing forward

is a broader term for any prominent projecting front part

Antonyms

flat

414 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

recessed

5 5.6

Set back into a wall to make a small shelf or seat

How Projecting

prowed

Archaic

1 9.9

rounded

45 2.4

flush

10 6.5

Surface Forms

prowed positive

Morphology

prowed = prow (transparent) = prow + ed

The form is a direct noun + adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having a prow', so the meaning is derivable from the base.

Etymology

The word prowed comes from prow, the front part of a ship that 'sticks out'. That's why something prowed has a projecting or pointed front, like the nose of a boat, and we use it for faces, entrances, or snouts that push forward.