vessels

Boats or bowls

Vessels are containers, especially for liquids.

Blood vessels carry blood through the body.

A drinking vessel holds beverages.

Ships and large boats are vessels—containers for cargo and passengers traversing water.

The word often appears in formal or technical contexts: The vessel ran aground, damaged blood vessels, a ceremonial vessel from the Bronze Age.

container

jar

Wide-mouthed storage vessel

bottleContainer for liquids
potVessel for cooking
vaseOrnamental container for flowers

urn · jug · cask · barrel · canister · tub · bucket · pan · bowl · bin

nautical

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

boatWatercraft for travel
hullOuter covering or frame
mastVessel's sail support

deck · anchor · keel · rudder · sail · galley · bow · stern · port · starboard

sacred

chalice

Ornate ritual drinking vessel

grailSacred sought-after vessel
arkLarge rescue vessel
tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling

censer · monstrance · urn · reliquary · communion · ritual · ceremonial · sacramental · libation · offering

anatomy

arteries

Tubes carrying oxygenated blood

veinsBlood-return tubes
capillariesTiniest blood vessels
aortaChief arterial trunk

venules · arterioles · vasculature · endothelium · cardiovascular · circulatory · varicose · aneurysm · thrombosis · ischemia

ceramics

pottery

Fired clay objects

kilnOven for hardening clay
glazingGlossy protective coating
stonewareDense ceramic fired hot

porcelain · earthenware · throwing · firing · clay · glaze · terracotta · raku · celadon · majolica

Categories

Kabbalahhod, Tree of Life, tree of life, divine spark, sparks
maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
boatingboat, ferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise
ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate

Opposites

containment capacity

vesselsblocks

Obstructs or sections

solids · lumps · masses · ingots · bricks

water vs land transport

vesselscars

Motor vehicles for travel

trucks · trains · automobiles · motor vehicles · wagons

mobility

vesselsdry land

Earth above water

shore · docks · piers · harbors · ports

Phrases

blood vesselTube conveying circulation
broken vesselsRuptured containers or ships
sunken vesselsSubmerged boats or ships
burst a blood vesselRupture a vein violently
broken blood vessels
commercial vesselShip for transporting goods

Family

vessel, vessel's

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G