vessel (Meaning)
vessel (n)
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
a craft designed for water transportation
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
vessel (n.)
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
vessel (v. t.)
To put into a vessel.
Synonyms & Antonyms of vessel
Synonyms:
- packet
- watercraft
- tramp
- clipper
- tall ship
- merchant ship
- lightship
- supertanker
- steamer
- containership
- square-rigger
- ironclad
- corvette
- icebreaker
- bark
- sailboat
- destroyer
- transport
- motor ship
- trader
- man-of-war
- superliner
- coaster
- caravel
- xebec
- collier
- ketch
- man-o'-war
- brig
- aircraft carrier
- windjammer
- merchantman
- argosy
- barge
- brigantine
- barque
- cruiser
- ferryboat
- cutter
- flagship
FAQs About the word vessel
a tube in which a body fluid circulates, a craft designed for water transportation, an object used as a container (especially for liquids)A hollow or concave ut
boat,ship, schooner, warship, yacht, freighter, keel, steamship, tanker,liner
No antonyms found.
The ancient mariner gazed upon the vast ocean, his vessel navigating the waves.
The glass vessel contained a vibrant bouquet of freshly cut flowers.
As the storm approached, the captain ordered the crew to secure the vessel against the impending rough seas.
The scientist carefully poured the chemical solution from one vessel to another in the laboratory.
