Converse of object

• reef: After a while the reefed mainsail was set, but adding that sail just made the motion more uncomfortable.

• have: The ship on the right has a larger, broader mainsail, less high than the mainsail on the first ship.

• batten: Once out at sea, the crew seemed to be taking a very long time to raise her fully battened mainsails.

• hoist: Simon and Laurie undid the ropes and we motored off jetty then switched off and hoisted the mainsail and Genoa ( foresail ).

• furl: We furled the mainsail, got the dagger board down, and we tacked.

• raise: Hi, I'm a novice sailor and have had difficulty raising the mainsail while underway on a solo sail.

Adjective modifier

• large: The ship on the right has a larger, broader mainsail, less high than the mainsail on the first ship.

• square: A mosaic of c.200 AD shows two types of merchant ship: both have a square mainsail and an artemon.