Vessel

Noun

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

an airship.

a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.

Anatomy, Zoology . a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.

Botany . a duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients. Compare tracheid .

a person regarded as a holder or receiver of something, esp. something nonmaterial

a vessel of grace; a vessel of wrath.

Synonyms

noun

barge , bark , bateau , boat , bottom , bucket * , can * , craft , liner , ocean liner , steamer , tanker , tub * , basin , kettle , pitcher , pot , receptacle , urn , utensil , barrel , bottle , bowl , caldron , can , canal , canoe , carafe , cask , container , crater , cresset , crucible , cruse , cup , cutter , dish , drum , duct , ewer , flagon , flask , funnel , glass , goblet , jar , krater , mug , olla , pail , pan , pyx , scow , ship , stein , tank , tub , tube , vase , vat , vein , yacht

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