vessel

/'vesl/

Thân thiện

A ceramic vessel holds fresh water on the kitchen counter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An object used as a container (especially for liquids): A hollow utensil, such as a cup, bowl, pot, or bottle, used to hold something.
   • A craft designed for water transportation: A ship or large boat.
   • A tube in which a body fluid circulates: A duct, canal, or other tube in the body of an animal or plant, conveying fluid, such as a blood vessel or xylem vessel.

Examples

• As a container:
  • She poured the water into a clay vessel.
  • Archaeologists discovered ancient vessels used for storing grain.
• As a watercraft:
  • The vessel sailed into the harbor at dawn.
  • All passengers must board the vessel now.
• As a bodily tube:
  • A blood vessel was damaged during the accident.
  • The xylem vessels in plants transport water.

Advanced Usage

• "Leaking vessel": Often used metaphorically to describe something that cannot retain contents or secrets.
  • The old tank was a leaking vessel and had to be replaced.
• "Vessel of truth/wisdom": A literary or formal phrase describing a person seen as a container or bearer of abstract qualities.
  • In his writings, the sage is described as a vessel of ancient wisdom.

Variants and Related Words

• Blood vessel (n): Any of the tubular channels for blood transport, such as an artery, vein, or capillary.
  • Smoking can damage your blood vessels.
• Sailing vessel (n): A ship or boat propelled primarily by sails.
  • The museum features a restored 19th-century sailing vessel.

Synonyms

• Container: Receptacle, holder, pot, jar (for the "container" meaning).
• Ship: Boat, craft, liner, freighter (for the "watercraft" meaning).
• Duct: Tube, canal, conduit (for the "bodily tube" meaning).

Related Phrases

• To burst a blood vessel: To become extremely angry.
  • He almost burst a blood vessel when he heard the news.
• A vessel in distress: A ship or boat in trouble and needing help.
  • The coast guard responded to a vessel in distress.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
2. a craft designed for water transportation
3. a tube in which a body fluid circulates

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• watercraft
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