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ship - use in sentences
Converse of object
- sink: At first too big - almost 200 grain ships sunk there in a storm in 62.
- abandon: With no way of repairing the damage, the order to abandon ship was given.
- bind: As soon as he was released from military service he packed a rucksack and left England aboard a ship bound for Spain.
- sail: Well, HE'S dead now, he is--as dead as bilge; and who's to sail this ship, I don't see.
Adjective modifier
- tall: Allow for tall ships with a mast height of 40m to navigate the river.
- sunken: They treated us very well with what they had, because as I have said coming off a sunken ship we had nothing.
- Spanish: Grenville died of his wounds on the Spanish ship.
Noun used with modifier
- sailing: Through Mighty Seas Maritime History of the NW England, primarily based on the history of over 550 sailing ships.
- merchant: Around about the last week in July, the trawler Ayrshire arrived, bringing with her three merchant ships.
- pirate: Outside Treasure Island a battle goes on between pirate ships.
- Viking: Did American Clams Sail to Europe on Viking Ships?
Adjective complement
- 65nm: Certainly, AMD isn't expected to ship 65nm GPUs until H2 2007, and like Nvidia, it chips are made by TSMC.
Possessives
- hull: I will sleep there, by the black ship's hull, tonight.
- crew: Once the island is reached, sides are chosen - the mutinous pirates against the ship's crew.
Noun used with modifier
- cruise: This site shows the design of a virtual cruise ship.
- cargo: Old cargo ship, not much known of her.
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