Vessel
Word | VESSEL |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | ves sel |
Pronunciations | /ˈvɛs.l̩/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Vessel"
What do we mean by vessel?
A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids. noun
A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water. noun
An airship. noun
A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid. noun
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. noun
A person seen as the agent or embodiment, as of a quality. noun
A utensil for holding liquors and other things, as a cask, a barrel, a bottle, a kettle, a pot, a cup, or a dish. noun
Specifically, In metallurgy, the converter in which Bessemer steel is made. See steel. noun
A ship; a craft of any kind: usually a larger craft than a boat, but in law often construed to mean any floating structure. noun
In anatomy and zoology, any duct or canal in which a fluid, as blood or lymph, is secreted, contained, or conveyed, as an artery, vein, capillary, lymphatic, or spermatic; especially, a blood-vessel. A part or organ pervaded or well provided with vessels is said to be vascular. noun
In botany, same as duct—that is, a row of cells which have lost their intervening partitions, and consequently form a long continuous canal. noun
Figuratively, something conceived as formed to receive or contain; hence, especially in Scriptural phraseology, a person into whom anything is conceived as poured or infused, or to whom something has been imparted; a recipient. noun
Vessels collectively; plate. noun
See the adjectives. noun
To put into a vessel.
To put into a vessel. transitive verb
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. noun
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 noun
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. noun
Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Vessel
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