Ship

What “Ship” means

Noun

1. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
2. A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
3. A spaceship.
4. A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
5. A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

Verb

1. To send by water-borne transport.
2. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
3. To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
4. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
5. To embark on a ship.

Noun

1. A romantic pairing of two or more characters or real people, especially one imagined by fans.
2. Clipping of relationship.

Verb

1. To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship From Middle English chip, schepe, schip, schup, scip, scippe, ship, shup, ssip, from Old English sċip, sċyp, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship; tub, vessel”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”). More at shift. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian schap, skap, Skep (“ship”), Saterland Frisian Schip, Skip (“ship”), West Frisian skip (“ship”), Central Franconian Scheff (“ship”), Dutch schip (“ship”), German Schiff (“ship”), Low German Schipp (“ship”), Luxembourgish Schëff (“ship”), Vilamovian śejf, siejft (“ship”), Yiddish שיף (shif, “ship”), Danish skib (“ship”), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk skip (“ship”), Swedish

From Middle English schippen, schipen, from Old English sċipian, from Proto-West Germanic *skipōn, from Proto-Germanic *skipōną, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship”). Doublet of equip.

Etymology tree English relation Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English relationshipclip. English ship Clipping of relationship.

Business name ideas with “Ship”

Industries where “Ship” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Dropshipping Store
• Ecommerce Brand
• Logistics Company
• Freight Transportation Arrangement
• Ship Building and Repairing