vessel

Meanings

Plural: vessels

Noun

a tube in which a body fluid circulates
a craft designed for water transportation
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

Verb

To put into a vessel.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wāss
Latin vās
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elom
Latin -ulum
Latin -culum
Latin vāsculum
Proto-Italic *-elom
Latin -lum
Late Latin vāscellum
Old French vaisselbor.
Middle English vessel
English vessel
Inherited from Middle English vessel, vessell (“small container”); from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau and Catalan vaixell), from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vase, vessel”).

Synonyms

vas, vessel, watercraft

Scrabble Score: 9

vessel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vessel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vessel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

vessel is a valid Words With Friends word