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Argosy
noun · 78% connection
A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Barratry
noun · 78% connection
A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Bell jar
unknown · 78% connection
A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lift…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Bottom
noun · 78% connection
The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Bottomry
noun · 78% connection
A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Breadfruit
noun · 78% connection
The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Bureaucracy
noun · 78% connection
A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Cable
noun · 78% connection
A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Camel
noun · 78% connection
A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow wate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Conch
noun · 78% connection
A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Craft
noun · 78% connection
Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Democracy
noun · 78% connection
Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Dinosauria
n. pl. · 78% connection
An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike chara…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Draught
noun · 78% connection
The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet dra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Envoy
noun · 78% connection
One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Fisherman
noun · 78% connection
A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Galley
noun · 78% connection
A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
Hypothecation
noun · 78% connection
A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: government, vessel, employed, purposes, large.
