vessel
noun
[ ˈvɛs(ə)l ]
• a ship or large boat.
• a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.
Similar:
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,
reservatory,
• a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid.
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vessel(e ), from late Latin vascellum, diminutive of vas ‘vessel’.
