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Admiral
noun · 78% connection
A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
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: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Anastomosis
noun · 78% connection
The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Angienchyma
noun · 78% connection
Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Armada
verb · 78% connection
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Athwart
preposition · 78% connection
Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Becalm
verb · 78% connection
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Capillary
noun · 78% connection
A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for the smal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Commodore
noun · 78% connection
A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Convoy
noun · 78% connection
A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Deerhound
noun · 78% connection
One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Detach
verb · 78% connection
To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Detachment
noun · 78% connection
That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Diapedesis
noun · 78% connection
The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Engine
verb · 78% connection
To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Epithelium
noun · 78% connection
The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Evolution
noun · 78% connection
A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
Extravasation
noun · 78% connection
The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, fleet, small, vessels.
