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ship
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Meanings
noun
  • a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
    E.g. the ship left England with a crew of 36
  • a spaceship.
  • an aircraft.
verb
  • transport (goods or people) on a ship.
    E.g. the wounded soldiers were shipped home
  • (of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
  • take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat.
noun
  • a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often one that is supported or portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.
    E.g. the thing that I loved about the Mulder/Scully ship was that we knew so much about their characters
verb
  • support or have a particular interest in a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often when this relationship is one portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.
    E.g. I'm still shipping for Edward/Hermione
-ship
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Meanings
suffix
  • forming nouns denoting a quality or condition.
    E.g. companionship
  • forming nouns denoting status, office, or honour.
    E.g. ambassadorship
  • forming nouns denoting a skill in a certain capacity.
    E.g. workmanship
  • forming nouns denoting the collective individuals of a group.
    E.g. membership

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