vessel

vessel
n
1. craft, boat, ship, packet, ark; freighter, cargo ship, commercial ship, merchantman; collier, tanker, oil tanker, liner, ocean liner; flagship, galleon, carrack, clipper, Naut. bark, Naut. brig, Naut. brigan-tine, Naut. galley, Class. Hist. trireme; warship, battleship, corvette; yawl, Naut. ketch, Naut. schooner, junk, felucca, sloop, cutter, Naut. knockabout; ferry, ferryboat, tug, tugboat; houseboat, barge, flatboat, scow; steamer, steamship, steamboat; lighter, Naut. pram; whaleboat, whaler, trawler, fishing boat, Eastern U.S. smack; sailboat, sailer, Inf. windjammer, day sailer, pinnance, catboat, Naut. catamaran; yacht, pleasure boat, cruiser, cabin cruiser; motorboat, speedboat, hydroplane, hydrofoil; rowboat, skiff, shallop, dinghy, tender, lifeboat, cockboat, cockle-boat, Naut. cockleshell, launch, scull, shell, caique, Naut. gig, dory, Chiefly Brit. punt, sampan, gondola; canoe, kayak, dugout.
2. hollow utensil, container, canister, metal box, can, receptacle; jar, crock, pot; bottle, jug, decanter, carafe, flagon, pitcher; bowl, tankard, stein, mug, beaker, cup, glass, tumbler, goblet, chalice; vase, urn, lachrymatory; barrel, keg, cask, hogshead; pail, bucket, tub, vat, cauldron, kettle, boiler.

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