vessel

n. large craft made for navigation on water, boat, ship; container, receptacle (especially for holding liquids); tubular duct through which bodily fluids flow (e.g. blood vessel); one who has or demonstrates a certain quality

Vessel may refer to:a boat, ship , starship or skiffseveral kinds of containersa tubular structure of vascular tissue in plants such as xylem and phloemVessel may also refer to:Blood vessel, a part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the bodyLymph vessel, a thin walled, valved structure that carries lymphVessel element, a cell type found in xylemPressure vessel, a closed, rigid container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure different from the ambient pressureVacuum vessel, a pressure vessel where the pressure inside the vessel is lower than the ambient pressureVessel (song), a song by Nine inch nails.
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Vessel /ves·sel/ any channel for carrying a fluid, such as blood or lymph. blood vessel one of the vessels conveying the blood, comprising [more]Vessel - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a tube in which a body fluid circulates
(synonym) vas
(hypernym) tube, tube-shaped structure
(hyponym) blood vessel
(part-holonym) vascular system
2. a craft designed for water transportation
(synonym) watercraft
(hypernym) craft
(hyponym) bareboat
(part-meronym) anchor, ground tackle
(class) clinch, clench
3. an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser
(part-meronym) base

(v. t.)
To put into a vessel.
  

(n.)
Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
  

(n.)
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
  

(n.)
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
  

(n.)
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
  

(n.)
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.