vessel
21vessel — noun 1》 a ship or large boat. 2》 a hollow container used to hold liquid. 3》 Anatomy & Zoology a duct or canal conveying blood or other fluid. ↘Botany any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water… …
22vessel */*/ — UK [ˈves(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms vessel : singular vessel plural vessels 1) formal a large boat or ship New Zealand has banned vessels carrying nuclear weapons. a fishing/navy vessel 2) biology a tube in people, animals, or plants… …
23vessel — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin vascellum, diminutive of Latin vas vase, vessel Date: 14th century 1. a. a container (as a cask, bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something b. a person into whom some… …
24Vessel — A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels. * * * A structure conveying or containing a fluid, especially a liquid. SEE ALSO: vas. [O. Fr. fr. L. vascellum, dim. of vas] absorbent vessels SYN: lymph vessels. afferent v …
25vessel — ves|sel [ˈvesəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum, from Latin vas; VASE] 1.) formal a ship or large boat ▪ a fishing vessel 2.) technical a ↑vein …
26vessel — [13] Latin vascellum meant ‘small dish or utensil’. It was a diminutive form of vas ‘dish, vessel’ (source of English vase). It passed into English via Old French vaissel and Anglo Norman vessel, on the way acquiring the additional meaning ‘ship’ …
27vessel — noun 1) a fishing vessel Syn: boat, ship, craft, watercraft; literary bark/barque 2) pour the mixture into a heatproof vessel Syn: container, receptacle; basin, bowl, pan, pot; urn …
28vessel — n. a tube conveying a body fluid, especially a blood vessel or a lymphatic vessel …
29vessel — noun 1) a fishing vessel Syn: boat, ship, craft 2) a cooking vessel Syn: container, receptacle, basin, bowl, pan, pot, jug …
30vessel — ves•sel [[t]ˈvɛs əl[/t]] n. 1) naut. 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) anat. zool. a tube or duct, as an artery or… …
