vessel
Meaning
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- Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
- A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
- (obsolete) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
- A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
- A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
Synonyms
blood-vein
cooking vessel
hollow utensil
receiver element
dish ware
connecting conduct
guiding pipe
haeamal tube
canalis haemalis
storage tank
blood-vessel
container, ferry, vessel, vat, trough, tub, manger
baby’s bottle
water craft
drinking vessel
grayish-black
seed ball
design of a ship
large boat
household utensils
copper pot
any receptacle
ductulus
driving slot
guide tube
draught tube
conduct pipe
conductor pipe
cruse
tremie pipe
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛs.əl/
Etymology
From Middle English vessel, vessell, from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau and Catalan vaixell), from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vase, vessel”).
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