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noun

Definition of shipsnext
plural of ship
as in boats
a large craft for travel by water a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean

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ships

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ship
as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another we shipped those books out yesterday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ships
  1. sends
  2. vessels
  3. transports
Verb
  • This sends shivers down the spine of the entertainment industry.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The signals that the brain sends to those muscles can be communicated, by way of numerous electrodes on the skin and external wires, to microprocessors in the prosthesis.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of sends
Noun
  • The news comes after Norwegian canceled around five months of cruises on its Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Star and Norwegian Jewel vessels last month.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These are typically due to high blood pressure, aneurysms, head trauma, or an abnormal tangle of vessels known as arteriovenous malformation.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of vessels
Verb
  • This show drops classic Star Wars characters into the world of burlesque and transports you to the dark side for an evening of hilarious, sultry fun.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • After finding the golden mussels in O’Neill Forebay, state workers have begun surveys to determine the extent of the infestation in the State Water Project system, including the California Aqueduct, which transports water pumped from the Delta to cities and farmlands.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of transports
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