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Synonyms for vessel
ˈvɛs əlves·sel

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Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 6 votes

  1. vessel, vasnoun

    a tube in which a body fluid circulates

    Synonyms:
    watercraft, vas

  2. vessel, watercraftnoun

    a craft designed for water transportation

    Synonyms:
    watercraft, vas

  3. vesselnoun

    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

    Synonyms:
    watercraft, vas

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shallop

    a craft for travelling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.

    i sailed on a vessel to his private island.

    Submitted by rinat on January 20, 2016  
  2. time capsule

    an object that holds or cradles something of great importance or significance to a person

    Submitted by rinat on August 12, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vesselnoun

    Synonyms:
    utensil (for holding any thing)

  2. vesselnoun

    Synonyms:
    bottom, sailing craft

  3. vesselnoun

    Synonyms:
    tube, duct, canal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.5 / 2 votes

  1. vesselnoun

    Synonyms:
    dish, utensil, receptacle, boat, ship, duct, canal, tube

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How to use vessel in a sentence?

  1. Alireza Tangsiri:

    The Adrian Darya vessel needs no escort.

  2. Anthony Chiarello:

    Met with as many families in person we could that have loved ones on board the vessel El Faro.

  3. Esko Mustamaki:

    There are lots of details but no concrete list for building an Arctic vessel, it's more about tacit knowledge.

  4. Jon Kabit-Zinn:

    Awareness is not the same as thought. It lies beyond thinking, although it makes no use of thinking, honoring it's value and it's power. Awareness is more like a vessel which can hold and contain our thinking, helping us to see and know our thought as thought rather than getting caught up in them as reality.

  5. Joseph Muscat:

    Malta will be sending fresh supplies to the vessel. We will have to sit down and discuss how to prevent this from happening again. This is a European issue.


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