Associations to the word «Oars»

Wiktionary

OAR, noun. An implement used to propel a boat or a ship in the water, having a flat blade at one end, being rowed from the other end and being normally fastened to the vessel.
OAR, noun. An oarsman; a rower.
OAR, noun. (zoology) An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
OAR, verb. To row; to propel with oars.
OAR BLADE, noun. The flanged portion of an oar; not the handle nor the shaft.
OAR BLADES, noun. Plural of oar blade

Dictionary definition

OAR, noun. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats