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Aeolipyle
noun · 78% connection
An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which stea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Air vessel
unknown · 78% connection
A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Bain-marie
noun · 78% connection
A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Balloon
noun · 78% connection
A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; esp…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Barque
noun · 78% connection
Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a saili…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Beak
noun · 78% connection
The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Beam
noun · 78% connection
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Billboard
noun · 78% connection
A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Camel
noun · 78% connection
A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long tim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Cargo
noun · 78% connection
The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Carpellum
noun · 78% connection
A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Cell
noun · 78% connection
A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Charter
noun · 78% connection
A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Con
adverb · 78% connection
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Convoy
verb · 78% connection
To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Corsair
noun · 78% connection
A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Crew
noun · 78% connection
The Manx shearwater.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
Cup
noun · 78% connection
A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vessel, cruises, armed.
