vessel
English Thesaurus
1. a craft designed for water transportation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | craft, |
| definition | : | a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bareboat, |
| definition | : | a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | boat, |
| definition | : | a small vessel for travel on water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | galley, |
| definition | : | (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | galley, |
| definition | : | a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ice yacht, iceboat, scooter, |
| definition | : | a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ship, |
| definition | : | a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shrimper, |
| definition | : | a vessel engaged in shrimping (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | weather ship, |
| definition | : | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | racing yacht, yacht, |
| definition | : | an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | merrimac, |
| definition | : | an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | monitor, |
| definition | : | an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | anchor, ground tackle, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bilge, |
| definition | : | where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bilge keel, |
| definition | : | either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bow, fore, prow, stem, |
| definition | : | front part of a vessel or aircraft (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hull, |
| definition | : | the frame or body of ship (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rudder, |
| definition | : | (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | strake, wale, |
| definition | : | thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | splashboard, washboard, |
| definition | : | protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | clench, clinch, |
| definition | : | a small slip noose made with seizing (noun.artifact) |
2. an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer, |
| definition | : | a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | basin, |
| definition | : | a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bath, |
| definition | : | a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bath, bathing tub, bathtub, tub, |
| definition | : | a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bedpan, |
| definition | : | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | boiler, steam boiler, |
| definition | : | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot, |
| definition | : | a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bottle, |
| definition | : | a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle, |
| definition | : | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bowl, |
| definition | : | a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bucket, pail, |
| definition | : | a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | censer, thurible, |
| definition | : | a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | butter churn, churn, |
| definition | : | a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | crucible, melting pot, |
| definition | : | a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drinking vessel, |
| definition | : | a vessel intended for drinking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drum, metal drum, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | eye cup, eyebath, eyecup, |
| definition | : | a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flagon, |
| definition | : | a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | jar, |
| definition | : | a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ladle, |
| definition | : | a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | monstrance, ostensorium, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mortar, |
| definition | : | a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | muller, |
| definition | : | a vessel in which wine is mulled (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ewer, pitcher, |
| definition | : | an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | poacher, |
| definition | : | a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pot, |
| definition | : | metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | retort, |
| definition | : | a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | steeper, |
| definition | : | a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | storage tank, tank, |
| definition | : | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tin, |
| definition | : | a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tub, vat, |
| definition | : | a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | urceole, |
| definition | : | a vessel that holds water for washing the hands (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | water jacket, |
| definition | : | a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | well, |
| definition | : | a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | base, |
| definition | : | a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | brim, lip, rim, |
| definition | : | the top edge of a vessel or other container (noun.artifact) |
3. a tube in which a body fluid circulates (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | blood vessel, |
| definition | : | a vessel in which blood circulates (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | vascular system, |
| definition | : | the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant (noun.body) |
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