|
|
- pronunciation:
- ve
s
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a hollow container for liquids.
This ancient jar is a vessel for olive oil.
- synonyms:
- container, receptacle, tank, vat
- similar words:
- barrel, basin, bottle, bowl, jar, jug, pail, pitcher, tub, urn, utensil
|
| definition 2: |
a large or somewhat large boat or ship.
We traveled on a sailing vessel.- synonyms:
- boat, ship, steamship
- similar words:
- barge, craft, freighter, liner, trawler
|
| definition 3: |
one of the small tubes that carry blood and other fluids throughout the body.
Veins and arteries are vessels.- synonyms:
- blood vessel
- similar words:
- artery, capillary, vein
|
| related words: |
bucket, canal, cask, glass, launch, tank |
adjective + (n.)vessel
abnormal, alien, broken, burst, ceramic, commercial, empty, large, naval, offshore, ritual, sacred, sleek, swollen, tiny, vertical, wooden
verb + (n.)vessel
block, board, cause, clog, constrict, damage, relax, repair, sail, seal, seize, shrink
(n.)vessel
+ verb
anchor, bind, bleed, burst, decorate, equip, fish, harvest, leak, load, moor, operate, register, sink, spill, supply, tow, transport
noun + (n.)vessel
artery,
blood,
boiler,
breaking,
bronze,
captain,
cargo,
carrier,
ceramic,
clay,
container,
cooking,
damage,
deck,
drinking,
fisherman,
fishing,
fleet,
formation,
guard,
inflammation,
landing,
lining,
lobster,
lymph,
merchant,
nerve,
net,
oyster,
passenger,
patrol,
pirate,
plaque,
porcelain,
potter,
pottery,
pressure,
reactor,
sailing,
ship,
shrimp,
steam,
steel,
storage,
surface,
tank,
trading,
trap,
tuna,
warship
[See all][See only the most frequent]
|
|