VESSEL Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word vessel. (close relations)
vessels
Best Alternative Words for VESSEL
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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 | ||||||||