English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ves.�l/, SAMPA|/"ves.@l/
audio|en-us-vessel.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s�l|-�s�l

Noun
en-noun

1. nautical A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats.

#* 1719: w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe
#*: ''But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.

1. A container.
2. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.

#*Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
#*:I am a vessel that�s empty and useless <BR />I am a bad seed that fell by the way<BR />I am a loser that wants to be a winner<BR />And you are my last hope<BR />Don�t turn me away.

1. biology A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

#:blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants

Derived terms
top3
broken vessel
empty vessels make the most sound
lightvessel
microvessel
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pressure vessel
reaction vessel
unvessel
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Translations
trans-top|craft
Czech: lo� f
Dutch: vaartuig n
Finnish: alus#Finnish|alus
French: vaisseau m
German: Schiff, Boot n
Greek:
:Modern: �κά�ο� (skáfos) n, �λοίο (pleé-o) n
:Classical: �λοίον
Italian: vascello m
trans-mid
Japanese: ��(����, senpaku)
Korean: 배 (bae), �� (��, seonbag, -bak)
Polish: statek m
Portuguese: barco m, navio m
Russian: ко�абл� (korábl�) m, ��дно (súdno) m
Slovak: lo� f
Spanish: navío m, embarcación f, buque m, barco m
Swedish: fartyg
Telugu: �డ (ODa)
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trans-top|container
Czech: nádoba f
Dutch: vat n
German: Gefä� n, Behälter m, Behältnis n
Finnish: astia, säiliö
French: recipient#French|récipient m
Greek: �κε�ο� (skévos) n, δο�είο (docheé-o) n, αγγείο (angeé-o) n
Italian: recipiente m
trans-mid
Japanese: 容�(���, y�ki)
Korean: 그� (geureus, geureut)
Polish: naczynie n
Portuguese: vasilha f, vaso m
Russian: �о��д (sosúd) m
Slovak: nádoba f
Spanish: recipiente m, receptáculo m, vaso m, vasija f
Telugu: పాత�ర (paatra)
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trans-top|tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant
Czech: céva f
Greek: αγγείο [a�(�)�i�o��] n
Dutch: vat n
German: Gefä� n
Italian: vaso m
trans-mid
Polish: naczynie n
Portuguese: vaso m
Russian: �о��д (sosúd) m
Spanish: canal m
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References
R:Webster NCD 1974

Category:1000 English basic words

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