Dictionary entry details
• SHIP (noun)
Meaning:
A vessel that carries passengers or freight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ship" is a kind of...):
vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)
Meronyms (parts of "ship"):
winch; windlass (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)
ridge rope (either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship)
ratlin; ratline ((nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft)
porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)
lubber's hole (hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds)
log (measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water)
helm (steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)
gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)
screw; screw propeller (a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)
drogue; sea anchor (restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind)
mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
frame; skeletal frame; skeleton; underframe (the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape)
spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)
after part; poop; quarter; stern; tail (the rear part of a ship)
superstructure (structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)
top (platform surrounding the head of a lower mast)
topside ((usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline)
caboose; cookhouse; galley; ship's galley (the area for food preparation on a ship)
deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
bulkhead (a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments)
bulwark (a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural))
bilge well ((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)
cargo area; cargo deck; cargo hold; hold; storage area (the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo)
crow's nest (platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast)
davit (a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat))
bilge pump (a pump to remove bilgewater)
bay (a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital)
fin (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)
fo'c'sle; forecastle (living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)
funnel ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))
riding bitt (one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)
Domain member category:
clincher-built; clinker-built ((of ships) built with overlapping hull planks)
broken-backed; hogged ((of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end)
astern ((of a ship or an airplane) behind)
log (a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane))
carvel-built ((of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks)
destabilization (an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft))
foundering; going under ((of a ship) sinking)
harborage; harbourage ((nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship))
messmate ((nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship))
trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
leeway ((of a ship or plane) sideways drift)
drift (the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane))
beam ((nautical) breadth amidships)
sick berth; sickbay ((nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship))
auxiliary boiler; donkey boiler ((nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port))
auxiliary engine; donkey engine ((nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass))
belaying pin (a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing))
brig (a penal institution (especially on board a ship))
lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))
engine room; engineering (a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located)
funnel ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))
magnetic mine ((nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship))
planking ((nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship))
embrasure; port; porthole (an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through)
bitt; bollard (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ship"):
abandoned ship; derelict (a ship abandoned on the high seas)
shipwreck (a wrecked ship (or a part of one))
sister ship (a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time)
slave ship (a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage)
small ship (a ship that is small)
steamer; steamship (a ship powered by one or more steam engines)
supply ship; tender (ship that usually provides supplies to other ships)
three-decker (any ship having three decks)
transport ship (a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment)
treasure ship (a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure)
troopship (ship for transporting troops)
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)
whaler; whaling ship (a ship engaged in whale fishing)
wreck (a ship that has been destroyed at sea)
school ship; training ship (a ship used to train students as sailors)
pirate; pirate ship (a ship that is manned by pirates)
passenger ship (a ship built to carry passengers)
blockade-runner (a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade)
cargo ship; cargo vessel (a ship designed to carry cargo)
flagship (the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag)
gas-turbine ship (a ship powered by a gas turbine)
hospital ship (a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime)
hulk (a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned)
iceboat; icebreaker (a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation)
lightship (a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable)
minelayer (ship equipped for laying marine mines)
minesweeper (ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines)
nuclear-powered ship (ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor)
Instance hyponyms:
Mayflower (the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620)
Bounty; H.M.S. Bounty (a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat)
Holonyms ("ship" is a member of...):
fleet (a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership)
• SHIP (verb)
Meaning:
Transport commercially
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
ship; send; transport
Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):
barge (transport by barge on a body of water)
railroad (transport by railroad)
despatch; dispatch; send off (send away towards a designated goal)
forward; send on (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence examples:
They ship the parcel to their parents
They ship them the parcel
Meaning:
Hire for work on a ship
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Go on board
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
embark; ship
Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):
board; get on (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):
emplane; enplane (board a plane)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Travel by ship
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):
journey; travel (travel upon or across)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Place on board a ship
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel
Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):
reship (place on a ship again or transfer to another ship)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
