ves·sel (v s  l)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 conductive structures of xylem, consisting of dead cylindrical cells that are attached end to end and connected by perforations. They 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 v scellum, diminutive of Latin vsculum, diminutive of vs, vessel.] |
vessel Noun 1. a ship or large boat 2. an object used as a container for liquid 3. Biol a tubular structure in animals and plants that carries body fluids, such as blood and sap [Latin vas]
vessel (vsl)1. A blood vessel. 2. A long, continuous column made of the lignified walls of dead vessel elements, along which water flows in the xylem of angiosperms. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | vessel - a tube in which a body fluid 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 transportationbareboat - 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 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 strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship 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 racing 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 instruments barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids 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" bedpan - a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination 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; brim, lip, rim - the top edge of a vessel or other container bucket, pail - a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top censer, 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 buttermilk 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 metal drum, drum - a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids 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 ewer, pitcher - an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring 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 storage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids tin - a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking tub, vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids 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 |
vessel noun 2. container, receptacle, can, bowl, tank, pot, drum, barrel, butt, vat, bin, jar, basin, tub, jug, pitcher, urn, canister, repository, cask  Translations
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