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-ship
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
ship
(noun)
ship
(verb)
-ship
(noun suffix)
container ship
(noun)
cruise ship
(noun)
mother ship
(noun)
rocket ship
(noun)
sailing ship
(noun)
tall ship
(noun)
jump
(verb)
tight
(adjective)
-ship
/ˌʃɪp/
noun suffix
-ship
/ˌʃɪp/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -SHIP
1
:
the state or condition of being something
friend
ship
apprentice
ship
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2
:
the position, status, or duties of something
professor
ship
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3
:
skill or ability as someone or something
horseman
ship
penman
ship
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