EGAVE

vessel

About 19.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
  4. noun Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
  5. noun A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
  6. noun A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
    A teacher should be a vessel of knowledge.
  7. noun A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
    Blood and lymph vessels are found in humans; xylem and phloem vessels are found in plants.
  8. verb To put into a vessel.

Similar words

watercraft vas ship barge houseboat boat motorboat yacht shipboard skiff

Often followed by

of is was and in to with which or

Word family

vessels

Save “vessel” to learn later