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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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Cadet
noun · 78% connection
A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Cockade
noun · 78% connection
A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval ser…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Constructive
adjective · 78% connection
constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Court-martial
noun · 78% connection
A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Cradle
noun · 78% connection
A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Deck
verb · 78% connection
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, 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: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Fairway
noun · 78% connection
The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Fleet
verb · 78% connection
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
Frigate
noun · 78% connection
Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to larger vesse…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naval, architecturel, constructing, ships, vessels.
