Definition of ship

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Ship (v. t.) By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad..

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Ahull :: Ahull (adv.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n..
Thurrok :: Thurrok (n.) The hold of a ship; a sink.
Editorship :: Editorship (n.) The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence of a publication.
Abbotship :: Abbotship (n.) The state or office of an abbot.
Courtship :: Courtship (n.) Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.
Berth :: Berth (n.) A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in..
Bilge :: Bilge (n.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground..
Port :: Port (n.) The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively..
Jockeyship :: "Jockeyship (n.) The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey..
Sail :: Sail (v. t.) To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force..
Removed :: Removed (a.) Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed..
Gour :: Gour (n.) A fire worshiper; a Gheber or Gueber.
Aground :: Aground (adv. & a.) On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now..
Half-pike :: Half-pike (n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon..
Easement :: Easement (n.) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude..
Manitu :: Manitu (n.) A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship..
Administratorship :: Administratorship (n.) The position or office of an administrator.
Take :: Take (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like..
Matriculate :: Matriculate (v. t.) To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register..
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