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as in boats
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as in transports
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ships
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noun
Definition of ships
plural of ship
as in boats
a large craft for travel by water
a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean
Synonyms & Similar Words
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boats
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vessels
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warships
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freighters
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steamships
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liners
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schooners
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yachts
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tankers
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keels
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steamers
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barges
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merchantmen
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cruisers
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lightships
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corvettes
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ironclads
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containerships
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supertankers
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destroyers
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transports
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ferryboats
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argosies
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cutters
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colliers
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flagships
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traders
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brigs
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brigantines
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men—of—war
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caravels
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coasters
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merchant ships
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sailboats
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motor ships
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windjammers
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aircraft carriers
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barques
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ketches
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icebreakers
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packets
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superliners
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watercrafts
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tramps
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men—o’—war
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tall ships
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junk
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barks
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clippers
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square—riggers
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xebecs
ships
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verb
present tense third-person singular of ship
as in transports
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
we shipped those books out yesterday
Synonyms & Similar Words
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transports
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sends
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dispatches
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transfers
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transmits
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shoots
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imports
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exports
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consigns
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packs (off)
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launches
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renders
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addresses
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hands over
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delivers
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passes
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returns
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advances
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conveys
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forwards
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gives
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drops
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presents
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donates
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contributes
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bestows
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resends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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receives
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accepts
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gets
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draws
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gains
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acquires
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procures
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obtains
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earns
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secures
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garners
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receives
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accepts
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gets
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draws
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gains
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acquires
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procures
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obtains
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earns
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- dispatch
- export
- haul
- move
- shift
- smuggle
- transfer
- transmit
- address
- consign
- direct
- drop
- embark
- forward
- freight
- remit
- route
- go aboard
- put on board
- ship out
On this page you’ll find 69 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ship, such as: dispatch, export, haul, move, shift, and smuggle.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO SHIP
- consign
- dispatch
- forward
- inscribe
- label
- mark
- postmark
- remit
- route
- send
- ship
- superscribe
- transmit
- applied oneself to
- attended to
- concentrated on
- devoted oneself to
- directed
- dug
- engaged in
- focused on
- gave
- had a go at
- had at
- hammered away
- knuckled down to
- pegged away
- pitch into
- plugged away at
- threw oneself into
- took care of
- took up
- tried
- turned
- turned to
- undertook
- went at
- went for
- applies oneself to
- attends to
- concentrates on
- devotes oneself to
- digs
- directs
- engages in
- focuses on
- gives
- goes at
- goes for
- hammers away
- has a go at
- has at
- knuckles down to
- pegs away
- pitch into
- plugs away at
- takes care of
- takes up
- throws oneself into
- tries
- turns
- turns to
- undertakes
- aeroplane
- airbus
- aircraft
- airliner
- airship
- cab
- crate
- jet
- kite
- plane
- ramjet
- ship
- barge
- basket
- chest
- coffer
- hutch
- refuge
- retreat
- shelter
- ship
- vessel
- ark
- barge
- bark
- bateau
- bottom
- bucket
- canoe
- catamaran
- craft
- dinghy
- dory
- gondola
- hulk
- ketch
- launch
- lifeboat
- pinnace
- raft
- sailboat
- schooner
- scow
- ship
- skiff
- sloop
- steamboat
- tub
- yacht
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shipverb
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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transport, send, shipverb
transport commercially
Synonyms:
ravish, institutionalize, beam, send off, channel, post, institutionalise, transport, enthrall, place, mail, enchant, station, broadcast, get off, embark, air, send out, direct, channelize, charge, transmit, commit, carry, channelise, transfer, delight, enrapture, send, enthral -
shipverb
hire for work on a ship
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embark, shipverb
go on board
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enter, venture, embark, transport, send -
shipverb
travel by ship
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shipverb
place on board a ship
«ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel»
Synonyms:
embark, transport, send
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- Board
- Hire
- Move
- Place
- Travel
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List of paraphrases for «ship»:
vessel, boat, ships, vessels, spaceship, starship, shipping, navire, baseship, ship-to, freighter, shuen, shipment, cruiser, shuttle, craft, warship, send, spacecraft, plover, battleship, dispatch, ship-
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How to use ship in a sentence?
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Luke Milton:
When I finished up with professional sport, I really struggled to find that camaraderie and find that mate ship outside of the sport itself, i still get intimidated when I walk into some gym environments. They can be really intimidating places. Looking for a way to bring a positive and team-oriented experience into the fitness industry, Luke Milton founded Training Mate, a fitness studio with an ‘ Aussie ’ flair in West Hollywood, California.
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Christoph Horstel:
I spoke to the coordinator of the ship and he said it is sure we will dock in the port.
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Premier Mark McGowan:
This ship needs to leave immediately, our position is clear, we are not going to have a Sydney Harbour fiasco on our watch.
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Marleen Maxwell:
I think the whole of Jamaica welcomes the Comfort, if they could see more patients, if they could do more surgeries, if they could stay longer, if they could leave the ship with us.
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Henrik Pedersen:
We are not a very big part of the company, we’re the ship-owning part of OW Bunker and Trading. And that was our biggest client, of course, but we have always been run as a separate company.
Translations for ship
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- skipAfrikaans
- سفينةArabic
- gəmiAzerbaijani
- карабель, суднаBelarusian
- параход, корабBulgarian
- জাহাজBengali
- vaixell, nauCatalan, Valencian
- loďCzech
- llongWelsh
- skibDanish
- versenden, Schiff, verschiffen, verschickenGerman
- μεταφέρω, αποστέλλω, πλοίοGreek
- ŝipoEsperanto
- nave, barco, enviar, buqueSpanish
- laevEstonian
- itsasontziBasque
- جهاز, کشتی, ترابار كردن, ناوPersian
- treidata, toimittaa, lähettää, alus, all-in, laivata, ojentaa, haukata, laiva, kaikki peliinFinnish
- skipFaroese
- poster, expédier, navire, vaisseau, bateauFrench
- árthach, longIrish
- longScottish Gaelic
- naveGalician
- જહાજGujarati
- ספינה, אונייהHebrew
- पोत, जहाज़Hindi
- szállít, hajóHungarian
- նավArmenian
- kapalIndonesian
- dirigibile, nave, imbarcare, passarsi, spedire, astronaveItalian
- 船舶, 出荷する, 船, 発送する, 海上輸送するJapanese
- გემიGeorgian
- кемеKazakh
- កប៉ាល់Khmer
- ನೌಕೆKannada
- 선박, 배Korean
- जहाज़
- پاپۆڕKurdish
- кемеKyrgyz
- navisLatin
- SchëffLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ກຳປັ່ນ, ເຮືອLao
- laivasLithuanian
- kuģisLatvian
- kaipukeMāori
- испорачува, лаѓа, бродMacedonian
- കപ്പല്, നൌകMalayalam
- усан онгоцMongolian
- जहाजMarathi
- kapalMalay
- သင်္ဘောBurmese
- जहाजNepali
- uitleveren, verzenden, schip, doorgeven, verschepen, opsturenDutch
- skipNorwegian Nynorsk
- skipNorwegian
- tsin naaʼeełNavajo, Navaho
- nauOccitan
- науӕ, науOssetian, Ossetic
- ਨਾਵ, جہاز, ਜਹਾਜ਼Panjabi, Punjabi
- statek, okrętPolish
- جهازPashto, Pushto
- enviar, mandar, embarcar, navioPortuguese
- corabie, vas, navăRomanian
- су́дно, кора́бль, отправитьRussian
- पोत, नावSanskrit
- جہازSindhi
- brod, брод, lađa, лађаSerbo-Croatian
- නැවSinhala, Sinhalese
- loďSlovak
- ladjaSlovene
- anijeAlbanian
- frakta, skeppa, fartyg, skeppSwedish
- meli, jahaziSwahili
- கப்பல்Tamil
- నావ, రవాణా, జలమార్గ రవాణా, నౌక, ఓడTelugu
- сафина, киштӣTajik
- เรือ, กำปั่นThai
- gämi, korabl, gäämiTurkmen
- gemi, göndermekTurkish
- судно, корабельUkrainian
- پوت, جہازUrdu
- kemaUzbek
- tàu thuỷ, tàuVietnamese
- nafVolapük
- שיףYiddish
- 船Chinese
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- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
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- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
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- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
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What is another word for Ships?
309 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɪps], [ ʃˈɪps], [ ʃ_ˈɪ_p_s]
Related words: cruise ships, merchant ships, cargo ships, container ships, oceangoing ships, ship lines, cargo carriers, bulk carriers, cargo vessel
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Synonyms for Ships:
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n.
• boats (noun)
- houseboats,
- gunboats,
- pontoons,
- hydrofoils,
- barges,
- trawlers,
- ocean liners,
- dories,
- frigates,
- icebreakers,
- barks,
- scows,
- dinghies,
- speedboats,
- tugboats,
- liners,
- Canoes,
- Boats,
- lifeboats,
- sailboats,
- battleships,
- cabin cruisers,
- motorboats,
- cruisers,
- Ferries,
- cutters,
- Galleys,
- rafts,
- dugouts,
- schooners,
- fishing boats,
- longboats,
- paddle boats,
- sampans,
- rowboats,
- hulks,
- destroyers,
- aircraft carriers,
- watercraft,
- yachts,
- vessels,
- gondolas,
- freighters,
- Merchantmen,
- submarines,
- skiffs,
- kayaks,
- sculls,
- catamarans,
- cargo boats,
- tankers,
- steamboats.
• vehicles (noun)
- broughams,
- cabs,
- carts,
- vans,
- Buggies,
- conveyances,
- limousines,
- buses,
- bicycles,
- boxcars,
- Ambulances,
- hot rods,
- taxicabs,
- Motorcycles,
- hearses,
- coaches,
- sedans,
- trucks,
- trains,
- fire engines,
- stagecoaches,
- wagons,
- roadsters,
- coupes,
- Automobiles,
- taxis,
- jeeps,
- tractors,
- sledges,
- landaus,
- station wagons,
- sleds,
- autos,
- armored cars,
- Vehicles,
- motorcars,
- convertibles,
- jalopies,
- cars.
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v.
• boats (verb)
- rows,
- sails.
• ships (verb)
- Hauls,
- conveys,
- transfers,
- transports,
- Carries,
- forwards.
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Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:
- evanesce,
- telephone line,
- line of products,
- panama hat,
- pose,
- lashings,
- onwards,
- forrader,
- boatman,
- sailor,
- personal line of credit,
- telephone circuit,
- delineate,
- loading,
- load,
- describe,
- parentage,
- piles,
- freight,
- dividing line,
- heaps,
- melodic line,
- melody,
- bank line,
- descent,
- embark,
- furrow,
- dart,
- line of descent,
- payload,
- communication channel,
- production line,
- personal credit line,
- argumentation,
- contrast,
- line of credit,
- short letter,
- tonnage duty,
- channel,
- devil dog,
- send,
- note,
- pass off,
- lots,
- forward,
- flutter,
- course,
- agate line,
- slews,
- product line,
- sauceboat,
- merchant vessels,
- stemma,
- leatherneck,
- transmission line,
- ahead,
- gravy holder,
- pipeline,
- occupation,
- billet,
- dozens,
- forrad,
- business,
- waterman,
- origin,
- blow over,
- assembly line,
- lading,
- phone line,
- air,
- scads,
- business line,
- line of merchandise,
- railway line,
- consignment,
- strain,
- job,
- flit,
- bloodline,
- argument,
- stock,
- crease,
- pass,
- transportation,
- line of reasoning,
- frontward,
- melodic phrase,
- united states navy,
- subscriber line,
- tons,
- naval forces,
- rail line,
- demarcation,
- straw hat,
- lineage,
- cargo ships,
- navy blue,
- leghorn,
- stacks,
- ancestry,
- cargo,
- wads,
- fade,
- skimmer,
- scores,
- transport,
- shipboard soldier,
- forrard,
- seam,
- cable,
- logical argument,
- swift,
- despatch,
- us navy,
- trace,
- gravy boat,
- dark blue,
- pedigree,
- maritime,
- line of business,
- vas,
- onward,
- panama,
- nautical,
- boatload,
- dispatch,
- blood,
- run along,
- blood line,
- gobs,
- crinkle,
- tune,
- oodles,
- carload,
- frontwards,
- wrinkle,
- draw,
- credit line,
- line of work.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- attaches,
- derelicts,
- minesweepers,
- enters,
- lades,
- transmits,
- vessel,
- moves,
- channels,
- shipment,
- disproves,
- places,
- posts,
- shipboard,
- snows,
- introduces,
- Bases,
- expresses,
- Addresses,
- navy,
- provides,
- consigns,
- shipload,
- enthralls,
- ventures,
- merchant marine,
- fastens,
- bottoms,
- embarks,
- sends,
- utilizes,
- broadcasts,
- dismisses,
- smuggles,
- shipping,
- boat,
- passes,
- dispatches,
- Mails,
- steamers,
- tunnage,
- pirates,
- rebuts,
- enchants,
- line,
- ship,
- whalers,
- shippings,
- argosy,
- Stations,
- fleet,
- crafts,
- beams,
- flagships,
- refers,
- directs,
- barques,
- commits,
- airs,
- marine,
- Charges,
- ravishes,
- flotilla,
- institutionalizes,
- airplanes,
- loads,
- steamships,
- tonnage,
- delights,
- boater,
- repels.
How to use «Ships» in context?
The mighty ocean is a vast and ever-changing expanse of water, a medium on which cultures and civilizations have flourished for millennia. From ancient traders and explorers to modern day pirates and Sailing Proteins, Ships have always been key to humanity’s mobility and economy.
Ships have always been integral to the development of trade, both in the ancient world and in more recent times. In the ancient world, ships were the only means by which goods could be traded between different regions. As civilizations grew and developed, trade became more complex and ships were used to transport people and goods, as well as soldiers and resources.
Paraphrases for Ships:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, plural
vessels.
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Proper noun, singular
vessel, vessels.
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Noun, plural
vessels.
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Verb, past tense
vessel.
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Proper noun, plural
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
Vehicles.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
warship, warships.
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Noun, plural
Carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, liners, submarines, tankers, steamships, shipments, warships, troopships.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, plural
provisions, reserves, stores, supplies, allowances, navires.
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Proper noun, singular
allowance, browsing, community, food, liabilities, navigational, provision, provisions, reserves, sailing, supply, trail, vascular, Bateaux, Navigating, IRB, allowances, NAVI, ms, unamortized, ship-to.
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Noun, plural
aboard, aircraft, assets, devices, dispatch, goods, included, liabilities, losses, maritimes, masters, operations, parts, provisions, rafts, reserves, services, stores, supplies, troops, vietnamese, waters, Canoes, Classes, Facilities, Ferries, Fishermen, Galleys, Groceries, Houses, Los, Navies, Ones, Securities, Contingencies, Properties, Provisioning, Appointments, Charges, LINEs, Marines, Migrants, Movements, Operators, Refugees, Sailors, sheds, officers, agents, crafts, dwellings, occupants, counts, spaces, messengers, submits, contains, includes, allowances, registers, plots, tables, purchases, deposits, markets, posts, objects, possessions, zones, forces, positions, structures, compounds, fighters, astronauts, attacks, headings, catamarans, lifeboats, motorboats, trawlers, yachts, birds, flags, indications, pieces, sends, locations, weapons, pots, images, buildings, constructions, blocks, edges, appliances, machines, titles, planes, units, infringements, blockades, boaters, offices, sides, launches, kinds, monuments, owners, PORTS, others, warplanes, waterways, hunters, certificates, seafarers, lighters, aircrews, visits, outbuildings, installations, flyers, on-board, watercrafts, aeroplanes, motherships, organisations, licences, sealers, sternwheelers, baseships, navires.
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Verb, past tense
forwards, Came, Provided, Supplied, sends.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
processing.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
Comes, goes, includes, consigns, provides, sends.
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Proper noun, plural
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
boat, dispatch, shipbuilding, shipment, shipping, waterway, Shipped, Boats, waterways.
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Noun, plural
premises, Cargoes, Boats, submissions, transports, consignments, airplanes, barges, gunboats, sailboats, cruises, spaceships, fleets, starships, shipowners.
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Adverb
ship.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
Boats, vessels.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Ships:
- skew-whiff, shove off, spiv, sea chub, sweep away, sip, SEB, shoo off, sbw, sepia, SPF, sky wave, shish kebab, sep, spiffy, sahib, sea pea, she-bop, shape-up, spiff up, show up, skiff, soapy, scope, savvy, swipe, saba, Sep 11, suck up, show off, sofa, skip, ski cap, shave, shf, soppy, sop up, shock wave, savoy, sassaby, swap, skep, shibah, SBA, suv, sspe, Sufi, segovia, shipway, swoop up, shack up, shape up, sweep off, size up, sieve, sofia, seep, syph, soave, succuba, soupy, shivah, sickbay, Soph, spoof, sappho, sea poppy, skive, save up, sb, shakeup, spue, sheep, sick pay, soap, suva, squib, shiv, squab, suave, shabby, shoe shop, squash pie, shop, sack up, successive, sweep, scoop, sup, spay, scuff, swob, sif, shabu, safe, swoop, sweep up, sop, sick of, s-shape, squabby, scuba, shaggy cap, sib, scoff, spy, sex up, scipio, scabby, shiva, scaup, sea squab, spa, shake off, seascape, squeak by, save, scup, sabah, swop, sappy, swab, shop boy, sebe, skivvy, sbe, shake up, soup, spiff, squiffy, S.U.V., shoe-shop, subway, sihasapa, skycap, soak up, swbw, squeeze by, shake-up, spew, shape, sheaf, skibob, sub, sap, scape, scab, siva, soup up, scoop up, show-off, shove, sob.
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Omophagic
- Synonyms:
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herbivorous,
omnivorous.
Nearby words
- shipping room
- shipping route
- shipping ton
- shippings
- Shippon
- Ships
- ‘s Gravenhage
- (somewhere) in the middle
- S
- s & l
- s & ls
Resources
- SHIPS synonyms at Thesaurus.com
- SHIPS synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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Powerthesaurus.org
— SHIPS synonyms - Collins Dictionary — synonyms of SHIPS
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YourDictionary
— another words for SHIPS