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  Vessel \Ves"sel\, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F.
     vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf.
     Vascular, Vase.]
     1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow
        receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin,
        a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
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              [They drank] out of these noble vessels. --Chaucer.
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     2. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon
        the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that
        is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a
        passenger vessel.
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              [He] began to build a vessel of huge bulk. --Milton.
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     3. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing
        something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is
        conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for
        use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
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              He is a chosen vessel unto me.        --Acts ix. 15.
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              [The serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in
              whom
              To enter.                             --Milton.
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     4. (Anat.) Any tube or canal in which the blood or other
        fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the
        arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
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     5. (Bot.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large
        cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache[ae]), which have
        lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked
        with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition
        of secondary membranes; a duct.
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     Acoustic vessels. See under Acoustic.
  
     Weaker vessel, a woman; -- now applied humorously. ``Giving
        honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel.'' --1
        Peter iii. 7. ``You are the weaker vessel.'' --Shak.
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  Vessel \Ves"sel\, v. t.
     To put into a vessel. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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  Vessel \Ves"sel\, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F.
     vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf.
     Vascular, Vase.]
     1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow
        receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin,
        a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
  
              [They drank] out of these noble vessels. --Chaucer.
  
     2. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon
        the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that
        is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a
        passenger vessel.
  
              [He] began to build a vessel of huge bulk. --Milton.
  
     3. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing
        something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is
        conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for
        use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
  
              He is a chosen vessel unto me.        --Acts ix. 15.
  
              [The serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in
              whom To enter.                        --Milton.
  
     4. (Anat.) Any tube or canal in which the blood or other
        fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the
        arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
  
     5. (Bot.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large
        cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache[ae]), which have
        lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked
        with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition
        of secondary membranes; a duct.
  
     Acoustic vessels. See under Acoustic.
  
     Weaker vessel, a woman; -- now applied humorously. ``Giving
        honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel.'' --1
        Peter iii. 7. ``You are the weaker vessel.'' --Shak.

  Vessel \Ves"sel\, v. t.
     To put into a vessel. [Obs.] --Bacon.

  Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium:
     cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d Mortar,
     Martel, Morter.]
     1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in
        which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
  
     2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).]
        (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs,
        carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as
        45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance
        in shape to the utensil above described.
  
     Mortar bed (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably
        hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a
        mortar.
  
     Mortar boat or vessel (Naut.), a boat strongly built and
        adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a
        bomb ketch.
  
     Mortar piece, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak.

  Packet \Pack"et\, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the
     same source as E. pack. See Pack.]
     1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a
        packet of letters. --Shak.
  
     2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey
        dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
        dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed
        days of sailing; a mail boat.
  
     Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2.
  
     Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or
        the sailing day.
  
     Packet note or post. See under Paper.

  vessel
       n 1: a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: vas]
       2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: watercraft]
       3: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

  vessel
     Αγγλικά n.
     αγγείο

  vessel
     n.
     (lb en nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such
  as a ship or boat. (From c.1300)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put into a vessel.

  vessel
     n.
     (lb en nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such
  as a ship or boat. (From c.1300)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put into a vessel.

  vessel
     n.
     (lb en nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such
  as a ship or boat. (From c.1300)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put into a vessel.

  vessel
     n.
     (lb en nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such
  as a ship or boat. (From c.1300)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put into a vessel.

  vessel
     Englanti n.
     1 alus
     2 astia
     3 (anatomia) suoni

  vessel
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=fordon språk=en) skepp, fartyg
     2 behållare, kärl

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  1. bak, boks, pot
  2. skip

  Vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  السفينة

  vessel //ˈvɛs.l̩// //ˈvɛs.əl// 
  1. съд, съдина
  container
  2. плавателен съд, ко́раб
  craft
  3. съд
  tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/ 
  nádoba

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  plavidlo

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  loď

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  Gefäß , Behälter , Behältnis 
        "single-wall vessel"  - einschaliger Behälter
   see: vessels
  

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  Wasserfahrzeug , Fahrzeug , Schiff  [naut.]
   see: vessels, patrol vessel
  

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  
  σκάφος, σκεύος, αγγείο, πλοίο

  vessel //ˈvɛs.l̩// //ˈvɛs.əl// 
  1. astia, säiliö
  container
  2. alus
  craft
  3. putkilo, suoni
  tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. bac, baquet
  2. pot, vase
  3. bateau, navire

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/ 
  1. बर्तन
        "Wash the vessels after the meal"

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  brod, komora, lađa, letjelica, letjelicu, plovila, plovilo, posuđe, sud

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  1. hajó
  2. edény

  vessel //ˈvɛs.l̩// //ˈvɛs.əl// 
  kapal, perahu
  craft

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  cassa, tinozza, vaso

  vessel //ˈvɛs.l̩// //ˈvɛs.əl// 
  1. 容器
  container
  2. 船舶
  craft
  3. 血管
  tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. alveus, olla
  2. vas
  3. abies, carina, navis

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. indas
  2. laivas

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. doos, bak, etui, foedraal, koker, korf, pot, zak, vat
  2. pul, vaas
  3. boot, schip, vaartuig

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. caixa, continente, jarro, vasilha, vaso
  2. recipiente
  3. embarcação, navio

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. бак
  2. ваза

  vessel /vesəl/
  1. caja, estuche, jarro, olla
  2. vaso
  3. barco, embarcación

  vessel /vesəl/
  брод

  vessel //ˈvɛs.l̩// //ˈvɛs.əl// 
  1. behållare, kärl
  container
  2. fartyg
  craft

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/ 
  
  chombo

  vessel /vˈɛsəl/
  1. kap, tas, tekne: tekne, gemi
  2. (anat.) damar, kanal
  3. alet. blood vessel kan damarı.

  
/ˈvɛsəɫ/

  VESSEL, mar. law. A ship, brig, sloop or other craft used in navigation. 1 
  Boul. Paty, tit. 1, p. 100. See sup. 
       2. By an act of congress, approved July 29, 1850, it is provided that 
  any person, not being an owner, who shall on the high seas, willfully, with. 
  intent to burn or destroy, set fire to any ship or other vessel, or 
  otherwise attempt the destruction of such ship or other vessel, being the 
  property of any citizen or citizens of the United States, or procure the 
  same to be done, with the intent aforesaid, and being thereof lawfully 
  convicted, shall suffer imprisonment to hard labor, for a term not exceeding 
  ten years, nor less than three years, according to the aggravation of the 
  offence. 
  
  

  206 Moby Thesaurus words for "vessel":
     Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube, LC, LSD, LSM, SC,
     aircraft carrier, aircraft tender, ammunition ship, argosy, ark,
     assault transport, bark, battleship, bawley, beaker, bilander,
     blackjack, boat, bomb ketch, bottom, bowl, brig, brigantine,
     bucket, bully, buss, canal, capital ship, caravel, carrier, cat,
     catamaran, chalice, clipper, coast guard cutter, coffee cup,
     communications ship, container, convoy, corsair, corvette, craft,
     cruiser, cutter, dandy, depot ship, destroyer, destroyer leader,
     destroyer tender, dhow, dispatch boat, dreadnought, dromond, duct,
     eagle boat, eggcup, emunctory, escort carrier, escort vessel,
     fire ship, first-rate, fishing smack, fistula, flagship, flattie,
     flattop, four-masted bark, four-master, frigate, fuel ship, galiot,
     galleass, galleon, glass, goblet, guided missile cruiser, gunboat,
     heavy cruiser, highball glass, holder, hooker, horn, hospital ship,
     hoy, hulk, hull, ice yacht, intestines, ironclad, jigger, junk,
     keel, keelboat, ketch, knockabout, landing craft, lateen, lateener,
     leviathan, liberty boat, light cruiser, line-of-battle ship,
     lorcha, loving cup, lugger, meatus, mine sweeper, minisub, monitor,
     mosquito boat, mug, nobby, noggin, ocean racer, ostium, outrigger,
     oviduct, packet, patrol boat, picketboat, pilot boat, pinnace,
     piragua, pirogue, pony, pore, pram, privateer, protected cruiser,
     pungy, racing yacht, raider, ram, receiver, receiving ship,
     receptacle, reconnaissance ship, rigger, rocket boat,
     sailing auxiliary, sailing canoe, sailing dinghy, sailing packet,
     sailing trawler, salpinx, sampan, sandbagger, schooner, schooper,
     scooter, scout, scout cruiser, seaplane carrier, shallop, sharpie,
     shell, ship, ship of war, shipentine, shipplane carrier,
     shot glass, skipjack, sloop, smack, smack boat, snow, spy ship,
     stein, storeship, storm boat, submarine, submarine chaser,
     submarine patrol boat, submarine tender, submersible,
     superdreadnought, sweeper, tankard, tanker, tartan, tassie, teacup,
     tender, thoracic duct, topsail schooner, transport, trimaran,
     troopship, tub, tumbler, turret ship, ureter, urethra, utensil,
     vagina, vas, warship, watercraft, well smack, whaler, wineglass,
     wool-clipper, xebec, yacht, yawl
  
  

  n. 船,容器,脉管;

     n. 船只;容器,器皿;血管,导管