English noun: vessel |
| 1. | vessel (body) a tube in which a body fluid circulates |
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| Synonyms | vas |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tube, tube-shaped structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | blood vessel |
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| Part meronym | vascular system |
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| 2. | vessel (artifact) a craft designed for water transportation |
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| Synonyms | watercraft |
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| Broader (hypernym) | craft |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bareboat, boat, fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel, galley, galley, ice yacht, iceboat, patrol boat, patrol ship, racing yacht, sailing ship, sailing vessel, scooter, ship, shrimper, weather ship, yacht |
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| Instance hyponym | Merrimac, Monitor |
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| Part holonym | anchor, bilge, bilge keel, bow, fore, ground tackle, hull, prow, rudder, splashboard, stem, strake, wale, washboard |
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| Domain category members | clench, clinch |
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| 3. | vessel (artifact) an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | container |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | autoclave, barrel, basin, bath, bath, bathing tub, bathtub, bedpan, boiler, bone-ash cup, bottle, bottle, bowl, bucket, butter churn, cask, censer, churn, crucible, cupel, drinking vessel, drum, ewer, eye cup, eyebath, eyecup, feeding bottle, flagon, jar, ladle, melting pot, metal drum, monstrance, mortar, muller, nursing bottle, ostensorium, pail, pitcher, poacher, pot, refractory pot, retort, steam boiler, steeper, steriliser, sterilizer, storage tank, tank, thurible, tin, tub, tub, urceole, vat, water jacket, well |
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| Part holonym | base, brim, lip, rim |
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