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  • 1ship — [ship] n. [ME < OE scip, akin to Ger schiff, ON skip < IE * skeib < * skei , to cut, separate (> L scindere, to cut), extension of base * sek , to cut (> SAW1): basic sense “hollowed out tree trunk”] 1. any water vehicle of… …

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  • 2leave a sinking ship — leave/abandon/desert/a sinking ship phrase to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kil …

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  • 3Ship in a Bottle (Star Trek: The Next Generation) — Ship in a Bottle Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Mr. Barclay shows Dr. Beverly Crusher the holocube that is running Moriarty s reality …

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  • 4ship off — ˌship ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ship off he/she/it ships off present participle shipping off past tense …

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  • 5Ship transport — Water transport redirects here. For the transportation of water, see Water transportation. Harbour cranes unload cargo from a container ship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India …

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  • 6Ship of Fools (Russo novel) — Infobox Book name = Ship of Fools (Unto Leviathan) title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition cover author = Richard Paul Russo illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Science… …

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  • 7ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 8leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… …

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  • 9Ship (comics) — Superherobox| caption = comic color = background:#ff8080 character name = Ship real name = publisher = Marvel Comics debut = X Factor vol. 1 #19 creators = alliance color = background:#ffc0c0 status = apparently inactive (transcended) alliances …

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  • 10ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… …

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