Angostura bark () An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, / officinalis). |
Angustura bark () See Angostura bark. |
Bark (v. t.) To strip the bark from |
Bark (v. t.) To abrade or rub off any outer covering from |
Bark (v. t.) To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. |
Bark (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark |
Bark (v. i.) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs |
Bark (v. i.) To make a clamor |
Bark (n.) The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog |
Bark (n.) Alt. of Barque |
Barque (n.) Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc. |
Barque (n.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. |
Bark beetle () A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. |
Barkentine (n.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append. |
Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines. |
Barque (n.) Same as 3d Bark, n. |
Burgess-ship (n.) The state of privilege of a burgess. |
Calisaya bark () A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species. |
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. |
Lace-bark (n.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia) |
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. |
Mancona bark () See Sassy bark. |
Nine-bark (n.) A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, / Spiraea, opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name. |
Quillaia bark () The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap. Also called soap bark. |
Sassy bark () The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophlaeum Guineense, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally |
Schooner (n.) Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a topsail schooner. About 1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged, came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with more than two masts are designated three-masted schooners, four-masted schooners, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. |
Schooner (n.) A large goblet or drinking glass, -- used for lager beer or ale. |
-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. |
Tall (superl.) High in stature |
Tall (superl.) Brave |
Tall (superl.) Fine |
Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577. |
tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
shipbuilding ship building | the construction of ships |
bark beetle | small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, related to weevils |
spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis | small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree, the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests |
bark-louse bark louse | any of several insects living on the bark of plants |
abandoned ship derelict | a ship abandoned on the high seas |
bark barque | a sailing ship with (or more) masts |
birchbark canoe birchbark birch bark | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree |
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 |
covered wagon Conestoga wagon Conestoga prairie wagon prairie schooner | a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top, used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the th century |
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 |
schooner | sailing vessel used in former times |
schooner | a large beer glass |
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 |
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 |
tall | a garment size for a tall person |
ship's papers | official papers which a ship is legally required to have, related to ownership, cargo, etc. |