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VESSEL Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word vessel. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word vessel. (close relations)
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barrel
nounn
noun

• a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

• a cylindrical container that holds liquids

• a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

• the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

• any of various units of capacity

verb

• put in barrels

basin
nounn
noun

• a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

• the quantity that a basin will hold

• a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

• the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

• a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

boat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

verb

• ride in a boat on water

bottle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 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

• the quantity contained in a bottle

• 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

verb

• store (liquids or gases) in bottles

• put into bottles

carrier
nounn
noun

• someone whose employment involves carrying something

• a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

• a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

• an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

• a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

• a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

• a man who delivers the mail

• a boy who delivers newspapers

• (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

• a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

• (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

cask
nounn
noun

• the quantity a cask will hold

• a cylindrical container that holds liquids

container
nounn
noun

• 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)

conveyance
verb, nounv, n
noun

• document effecting a property transfer

• the transmission of information

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• act of transferring property title from one person to another

• the act of moving something from one location to another

craft
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation

• a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

• skill in an occupation or trade

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

verb

• make by hand and with much skill

cup
nounn
noun

• a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

• the quantity a cup will hold

• any cup-shaped concavity

• a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

• cup-shaped plant organ

• a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

• the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green

• a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition

verb

• form into the shape of a cup

• put into a cup

• treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

dish
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

• a particular item of prepared food

• the quantity that a dish will hold

• a very attractive or seductive looking woman

• directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

• an activity that you like or at which you are superior

verb

• provide (usually but not necessarily food)

• make concave; shape like a dish

drum
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

• the sound of a drum

• a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

• a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids

• a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

• small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

verb

• make a rhythmic sound

• play a percussion instrument

• study intensively, as before an exam

glass
nounn
noun

• a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

• a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking

• the quantity a glass will hold

• a small refracting telescope

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

• glassware collectively

verb

• furnish with glass

• scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

• enclose with glass

• put in a glass container

• become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

goblet
nounn
noun

• a drinking glass with a base and stem

• a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

holder
nounn
noun

• a holding device

• a person who holds something

• the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it

jar
nounn
noun

• a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food

• the quantity contained in a jar

• a sudden jarring impact

verb

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

• shock physically

• affect in a disagreeable way

• place in a cylindrical vessel

mug
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quantity that can be held in a mug

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• with handle and usually cylindrical

verb

• rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

• To stare awkwardly

pitcher
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (baseball) the person who does the pitching

• an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

• the quantity contained in a pitcher

• (botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

• the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit

receptacle
nounn
noun

• a container that is used to put or keep things in

• enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

• an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

reservoir
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large or extra supply of something

• lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water

• tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

Best Hypernyms For VESSEL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for vessel, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
container article artifact craft device entity holder implement instrument object receptacle thing tool tube
Phrases (1)
tube-shaped structure

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