Ship

  • 21-ship — ► SUFFIX forming nouns: 1) denoting a quality or condition: companionship. 2) denoting status, office, or honour: citizenship. 3) denoting a skill in a certain capacity: workmanship. 4) denoting the collective individuals of a group: membership.… …

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  • 22ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 23Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …

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  • 24ship — ▪ I. ship ship 1 [ʆɪp] noun [countable] a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea: • The island s waste is taken by ship to the mainland. ˈcargo ship TRANSPORT a ship built to carry goods rather than people conˈtainer ship …

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  • 25ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… …

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  • 26ship — n. & v. n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three, four, or five square rigged masts. 2 US an aircraft. 3 a spaceship. 4 colloq. a boat, esp. a racing boat. v. (shipped, shipping) 1 tr. put, take,… …

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  • 27ship — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruise, sailing ▪ cargo, container, factory, hospital, supply, transport, whaling …

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  • 28ship — ship1 W2S2 [ʃıp] n [: Old English; Origin: scip] 1.) a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea ▪ the ship s captain ▪ a luxury cruise ship by ship ▪ supplies that came by ship 2.) a large spacecraft → …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …

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  • 30ship — 1. To put on board a ship; to send by ship. Harrison v. Fortlage, 161 U.S. 57, 16 S.Ct. 488, 490, 40 L.Ed. 616. To place (goods) on board a vessel for the purchaser or consignee, to be transported at his risk. In a broader sense, to transport; to …

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