| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shipping | present participle & vb. noun | of Ship, Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns., Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk., The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool., The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage., Navigation. |
| shipfuls | plural | of Shipful |
| shipless | adjective | Destitute of ships. |
| shipload | noun | The load, or cargo, of a ship. |
| shipmate | noun | One who serves on board of the same ship with another; a fellow sailor. |
| shipment | noun | The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West., That which is shipped. |
| shipworm | noun | Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See Teredo. |
| shipyard | noun | A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired. |