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1. A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids.
a. Nautical A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.
b. An airship.
3. Anatomy A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid: a blood vessel.
4. Botany One of the tubular water-conducting structures of xylem, consisting of a series of vessel elements attached end to end and connected by perforations. Vessels are found in nearly all flowering plants.
5. A person seen as the agent or embodiment, as of a quality: a vessel of mercy.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.]
1. any object used as a container, esp for a liquid
2. (Nautical Terms) a passenger or freight-carrying ship, boat, etc
3. (Aeronautics) an aircraft, esp an airship
4. (Anatomy) anatomy a tubular structure that transports such body fluids as blood and lymph
5. (Botany) botany a tubular element of xylem tissue consisting of a row of cells in which the connecting cell walls have broken down
6. rare a person regarded as an agent or vehicle for some purpose or quality: she was the vessel of the Lord.
[C13: from Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum urn, from Latin vās vessel]
1. a craft for traveling on water, esp. a fairly large one.
2. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, or pitcher, used for holding liquids or other contents.
3. a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, conveying blood or some other body fluid.
4. a water-conducting duct within the xylem of vascular plants, composed of connected cells without intervening partitions.
5. a person regarded as a holder or receiver of a particular trait or quality: a vessel of grace.
[1250–1300; < Old French vessel, va(i)ssel < Latin vāscellum, derivative of vās (see vase)]
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|Noun||1.||vessel - a tube in which a body fluid circulates|
blood vessel - a vessel in which blood circulates
vascular system - the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
|2.||vessel - a craft designed for water transportation|
bareboat - a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
bilge keel - either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
fore, prow, bow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel - a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
galley - 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
hull - the frame or body of ship
ice yacht, iceboat, scooter - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
shrimper - a vessel engaged in shrimping
splashboard, washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
weather ship - an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
|3.||vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)|
autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer - a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
base - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
bath - 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); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"
bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
bedpan - a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot - a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
bottle - 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
feeding bottle, nursing bottle, 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
bowl - a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
censer, thurible - a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
container - 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)
crucible, melting pot - a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
drinking vessel - a vessel intended for drinking
eye cup, eyebath, eyecup - a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"
flagon - a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)
jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
ostensorium, monstrance - (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
mortar - a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
muller - a vessel in which wine is mulled
poacher - a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
retort - a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
steeper - a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
tin - a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
urceole - a vessel that holds water for washing the hands
water jacket - a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine
well - a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
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2. a ship. a 10,000-ton grain-carrying vessel. skip سَفينَه кораб navio loď das Schiff skib σκάφοςnave, buque laev کشتی alus vaisseau אָנִייָה ज़हाज, पोत, जलयान plovilo, brod hajó kapal skip vascello 船 (대형의) 배 laivas kuģis, laiva kapal vaartuigskip, fartøystatek, okręt navio vas судно loď ladja brod fartyg, skepp เรือเดินสมุทรขนาดใหญ่ gemi, tekne 船 судно, корабель کشتي tàu lớn 船
n. vaso, conducto o canal portador de un fluido tal como la sangre y la linfa;
blood ___ → ___ sanguíneo;
collateral ___ → ___ colateral;
great ___ -s → grandes ___ -s;
lymphatic ___ → ___ linfático.