vessel

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

vessels

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

vessel

3rd person singular

vessels

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.

   • Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
   • Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, […] naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.

2. 2.A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.

3. 3.A person as a container of qualities or feelings.

   • A teacher should be a vessel of knowledge.
   • But they [Christian nationalists] excuse all that by saying God works in mysterious ways, and that he sent us this flawed vessel by which we can achieve the goals that we want to achieve.

4. 4.A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

   • Blood and lymph vessels are found in humans; xylem and phloem vessels are found in plants.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To put into a vessel.

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