Word Image
plural: ships
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a large seagoing boat; an airship, airplane, or spacecraft
verb: to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by water; to cause to be transported; to take into a ship or boat
Word Family
shipped
shipping
shippable
shipper
shipmate
shipment
shipload
shipwreck
shipbuilder
shipyard
shipshape
unship
reship
gunship
airship
midship
spaceship
lightship
flagship
longship
starship
Sentences
His parents have already shipped him off to prep school.
The order I placed will ship soon.
The shipment arrived at the warehouse slightly damaged.
The old shipwreck on the ocean floor has gotten explored by divers many times.
He and his shipmates had a very busy and successful trip.
The goods were shipped from a foreign port.
Someday we may travel through space in huge starships.
I paid a little extra for faster shipping.
The port is a great place to watch the ships coming in.
A couple who own a shipyard bought the boat, and it will be rebuilt as a yacht.
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