Body+of+a+vessel

  • 1vessel — n. tube in the body 1) a blood vessel ship, boat 2) to charter a vessel 3) to launch a vessel 4) a cargo; escort; oceangoing vessel * * * [ ves(ə)l] escort oceangoing vessel [ ship, boat ] to charter a vessel [ tube in the body ] a blood vessel a …

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  • 2Vessel — may refer to: * a boat, ship or starship * liquid or food vessel, such as a pitcher, bowl, cup or bottle * other kinds of packaging containers * a tubular structure of vascular tissue in plants such as xylem and phloemVessel may also refer to: *… …

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  • 3vessel — [ves′əl] n. [ME < OFr vaissel < LL vascellum, dim. of L vas, vessel] 1. a utensil for holding something, as a vase, bowl, pot, kettle, etc. 2. Bible a person thought of as being the receiver or repository of some spirit or influence [a… …

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  • 4vessel — (n.) c.1300, container, from O.Fr. vessel (Fr. vaisseau) from L. vascellum small vase or urn, also a ship, dim. of vasculum, itself a dim. of vas vessel. Sense of ship, boat is found in English c.1300. The association between hollow utensils and… …

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  • 5vessel — ► NOUN 1) a ship or large boat. 2) a hollow container used to hold liquid. 3) a tube or duct conveying a fluid within an animal body or plant structure. 4) (in or alluding to biblical use) a person regarded as embodying a particular quality:… …

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  • 6Vessel — A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels. * * * A structure conveying or containing a fluid, especially a liquid. SEE ALSO: vas. [O. Fr. fr. L. vascellum, dim. of vas] absorbent vessels SYN: lymph vessels. afferent v …

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  • 7Vessel (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Vessel from the cover of Uncanny X Men #325. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Vessel real name=unrevealed species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #324 creators=Scott Lobdell and Joe… …

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  • 8vessel — vesseled; esp. Brit., vesselled, adj. /ves euhl/, n. 1. a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. 2. an airship. 3. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for… …

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  • 9body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See …

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  • 10body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the …

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