ships
Because it is a word with a single syllable, ships is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofships
- A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
- (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
- A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
- A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
- The third card of the Lenormand deck.
- To send by water-borne transport.
- To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
Example: "to ship freight by railroad"
- To release a product to vendors; to launch.
Example: "Our next issue ships early next year."
- To engage to serve on board a vessel.
Example: "I shipped on a man-of-war."
- To embark on a ship.
- To put in its place.
Example: "to ship the tiller or rudder"
- To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
Example: "We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize."
- To pass (from one person to another).
Example: "Can you ship me the ketchup?"
- To go all in.
- To trade or send a player to another team.
Example: "Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers."
- To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
- A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
- To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.
Example: "I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”."
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