Benefit
(n.) An act of kindness |
Benefit
(n.) Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property |
Benefit
(n.) A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use. |
Benefit
(n.) Beneficence |
Benefit
(n.) Natural advantages |
Benefit
(v. t.) To be beneficial to |
Benefit
(v. i.) To gain advantage |
Burgess-ship
(n.) The state of privilege of a burgess. |
Gauger-ship
(n.) The office of a gauger. |
High-churchman-ship
(n.) The state of being a high-churchman. |
Hostess-ship
(n.) The character, personality, or office of a hostess. |
Light-ship
(n.) A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners. |
Lode-ship
(n.) An old name for a pilot boat. |
Log-ship
(n.) A part of the log. See Log-chip, and 2d Log, n., 2. |
Member
(v. t.) To remember |
Member
(n.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office |
Member
(n.) Hence, a part of a whole |
Member
(n.) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence |
Member
(n.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality. |
Member
(n.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss. |
Member
(n.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings. |
Member
(n.) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like |
-ship
(n.) A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art |
Ship
(n.) Pay |
Ship
(n.) Any large seagoing vessel. |
Ship
(n.) Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix. |
Ship
(n.) A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. |
Ship
(v. t.) To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation |
Ship
(v. t.) By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance |
Ship
(v. t.) Hence, to send away |
Ship
(v. t.) To engage or secure for service on board of a ship |
Ship
(v. t.) To receive on board ship |
Ship
(v. t.) To put in its place |
Ship
(v. i.) To engage to serve on board of a vessel |
Ship
(v. i.) To embark on a ship. |
Ship-rigged
(a.) Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails. |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
supplementary benefit
social assistance
national assistance | benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
| benefit of clergy | sanction by a religious rite, they are living together without benefit of clergy |
abandoned ship
derelict | a ship abandoned on the high seas |
bottom
freighter
merchantman
merchant ship | a cargo ship, they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms |
| capital ship | a warship of the first rank in size and armament |
cargo ship
cargo vessel | a ship designed to carry cargo |
| clipper clipper ship | a fast sailing ship used in former times |
container ship
containership
container vessel | a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes, the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceedpounds |
cruise ship
cruise liner | a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises |
| factory ship | a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea |
| fire ship | a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships |
galley
ship's galley
caboose cookhouse | the area for food preparation on a ship |
| gas-turbine ship | a ship powered by a gas turbine |
| guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
| hospital ship | a ship built to serve as a hospital, used for wounded in wartime |
| Liberty ship | a slow cargo ship built during World War II |
man-of-war
ship of the line | a warship intended for combat |
| nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
oil tanker
oiler
tanker
tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
| passenger ship | a ship built to carry passengers |
patrol boat
patrol ship | a vessel assigned to patrol an area |
| picket ship | a ship serving as a picket |
pirate
pirate ship | a ship that is manned by pirates |
sailing vessel
sailing ship | a vessel that is powered by the wind, often having several masts |
school ship
training ship | a ship used to train students as sailors |
seaway
sea lane
ship route
trade route | a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels |
| ship r | a vessel that carries passengers or freight |
ship canal
shipway | a canal large enough for seagoing vessels |
| ship-towed longange acoustic detection system | a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship |
| sister ship | a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time |
| slave ship | a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage |
| small ship | a ship that is small |
| structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building |
| surface ship | a warship that operates on the surface of the water |
tender
supply ship | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships |
tender ship's boat
pinnace
cutter | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
| transport ship | a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment |
| treasure ship | a thentury ship loaded with treasure |
warship
war vessel
combat ship | a government ship that is available for waging war |
| weather ship | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |
whaler
whaling ship | a ship engaged in whale fishing |
benefit
welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being, for the benefit of all |
penis
phallus
member | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
extremity
appendage
member | an external body part that projects from the body, it is important to keep the extremities warm |
| cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
uninominal system
uninominal voting system
single-member system
scrutin uninomial system
scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
| ship's papers | official papers which a ship is legally required to have, related to ownership, cargo, etc. |
tribute album
benefit album | concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause |
| benefit | a performance to raise money for a charitable cause |