ship
noun, verb (ship, ships, shipped, shipping)
Everyday
- A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea. tree →
- To ship is to send goods, by sea, road, air or post. tree →
- Shipping is sending goods, or the cost of sending them. tree →
- A spaceship is a vehicle that travels in space. tree →
In the lessons
Maths: ships counted, people or boxes carried; rates such as «ships 200 boxes a week» or speed in km an hour. Everyday: online orders are shipped; shipping costs. History and stories: sailing ships, pirates, explorers. Phrases: on board a ship, abandon ship, shipwreck.
Examples
- A ship carries 500 people. tree →
- The ship sails 30 km an hour. tree →
- The factory ships 200 boxes a week. tree →
- How many boxes are shipped in 4 weeks? tree →
- The pirates' ship had three tall masts. tree →
- Our parcel was shipped yesterday. tree →
- Shipping costs 5 dollars. tree →
- Long ago, people crossed the ocean by ship. tree →
- And a ship came sailing by. tree →
Note
Countable noun; verb doubles the p: shipped, shipping. Carrying capacity and rates (per hour, per week): total = rate × time. Trap: a ship is bigger than a boat; «ship» as a verb does not need the sea.
In Jewish tradition
Maths: ships counted, people or boxes carried; rates such as «ships 200 boxes a week» or speed in km an hour. Everyday: online orders are shipped; shipping costs. History and stories: sailing ships, pirates, explorers. Phrases: on board a ship, abandon ship, shipwreck.
Examples
- Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon. (Torah GEN.49.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction. (Torah NUM.24.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Countable noun; verb doubles the p: shipped, shipping. Carrying capacity and rates (per hour, per week): total = rate × time. Trap: a ship is bigger than a boat; «ship» as a verb does not need the sea.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «ship» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «ship» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «ship» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «ship» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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