cruise

/kɹuːz/

nounverbcruise

Remember: you “CRU” (crew) on a ship, and it ends with “-ise” like a smooth “cruise.”

Yes, it's cruise. The tricky part is the vowel sound: it’s spelled **ui** (cr**ui**se) but sounds like “oo.”

Definitions

  1. verbto travel for pleasure, especially on a ship; to go along smoothly at a steady speed
  2. nouna vacation trip on a ship, or a journey taken for pleasure

Examples

  • We decided to cruise through the Caribbean during spring break.
  • The family booked a seven-day cruise that stopped at three islands.
  • At night, we cruised down the highway with the windows open.

Synonyms

voyagesailtourtraveljourney

Antonyms

stay

Translations

ES crucero; navegarPT cruzeiro; navegarFR croisière; naviguer

Common misspellings

crusecruzecruiscruizecruiseingcrusing

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