vessel

vessel

container; water craft; airship: The new boat was a seaworthy vessel.
Not to be confused with:vassal – dependent; bondman; servant; slave: The vassal cared for the entire cornfield.

ves·sel

V0075900 (vĕs′əl)n.1. A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids.2. 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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.]

vessel

(ˈvɛsəl) n1. any object used as a container, esp for a liquid2. (Nautical Terms) a passenger or freight-carrying ship, boat, etc3. (Aeronautics) an aircraft, esp an airship4. (Anatomy) anatomy a tubular structure that transports such body fluids as blood and lymph5. (Botany) botany a tubular element of xylem tissue consisting of a row of cells in which the connecting cell walls have broken down6. 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]

ves•sel

(ˈvɛs əl)

n. 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)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vessel - a tube in which a body fluid circulatesvastube-shaped structure, tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structureblood vessel - a vessel in which blood circulatesvascular 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 transportationwatercraftanchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from movingbareboat - a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisionsbilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottombilge keel - either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rollingboat - a small vessel for travel on waterfore, prow, bow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"clench, clinch - a small slip noose made with seizingcraft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer spacefishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel - a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alivegalley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oarsgalley - 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 tradinghull - the frame or body of shipice yacht, iceboat, scooter - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over icepatrol boat, patrol ship - a vessel assigned to patrol an arearudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vesselsailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several mastsship - a vessel that carries passengers or freightshrimper - a vessel engaged in shrimpingstrake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden shipsplashboard, washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the sideweather ship - an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observationsracing yacht, yacht - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
	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 instrumentsbarrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquidsbase - 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 bodybedpan - a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urinationboiler, steam boiler - sealed vessel where water is converted to steambone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot - a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadbottle - 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 cappedfeeding 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 childrenbowl - a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;brim, lip, rim - the top edge of a vessel or other containerbucket, pail - a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the topcenser, thurible - a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)butter churn, churn - a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilkcontainer - 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 reactionsdrinking vessel - a vessel intended for drinkingmetal drum, drum - a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquidseye 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 handlesladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to anotherostensorium, monstrance - (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adorationmortar - a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestlemuller - a vessel in which wine is mulledewer, pitcher - an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouringpoacher - 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 lidretort - a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heatsteeper - a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steepingstorage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquidstin - a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in bakingtub, vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquidsurceole - a vessel that holds water for washing the handswater jacket - a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an enginewell - a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

vessel

noun1. ship, boat, craft, barque (poetic) a Moroccan fishing vessel2. container, receptacle, can, bowl, tank, pot, drum, barrel, butt, vat, bin, jar, basin, tub, jug, pitcher, urn, canister, repository, cask plastic storage vessels see boats and ships

Translations

容器船

vessel

(ˈvesl) noun1. a container, usually for liquid. a plastic vessel containing acid. 容器 容器2. a ship. a 10,000-ton grain-carrying vessel. 船 船