vessel — OAT · Shobdo

vessel

noun

1 the lifeboat was called to the aid of a fishing vessel:

boat, sailboat, ship, yacht, craft, watercraft;

literary barque, keel.

2 pour the decoction into a heatproof vessel:

container, receptacle, repository, holder, carrier;

basin, bowl, dish, pan, pot, can, tin, jar, jug, pitcher, carafe, flask, decanter;

urn, tub, bin, tank, drum, canister, butt, vat, cask, barrel;

box, case, chest, casket;

archaic reservatory.

3 he burst a blood vessel during a fit of coughing:

duct, tube, channel, passage, pipe;

artery, vein;

technical vas, trachea.