Words nearby ship
shinny, shinplaster, shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, ship canal, ship chandler, ship decanter, ship money
Idioms for ship
Origin of ship
1before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English scip; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; (v.) Middle English s(c)hip(p)en, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM ship
ship·less, adjectiveship·less·ly, adverbmis·ship, verb, mis·shipped, mis·ship·ping.pre·ship, verb (used with object), pre·shipped, pre·ship·ping.Definition for shipped (2 of 2)
ship2
[ ship ]
/ ʃɪp /
noun
a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
verb (used with or without object), shipped, ship·ping.
to discuss, write about, or take an interest in a romantic relationship between (fictional characters): I'm shipping for those guys—they would make a great couple!
Origin of ship
2First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of relationship
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British Dictionary definitions for shipped
ship
/ (ʃɪp) /
noun
verb ships, shipping or shipped
See also ship out
Derived forms of ship
shippable, adjectiveWord Origin for ship
Old English scip; related to Old Norse skip, Old High German skif ship, scipfī cup
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Idioms and Phrases with shipped
ship
In addition to the idioms beginning with ship
- ship of state
- ship out
- ships that pass in the night
also see:
- desert a sinking ship
- enough to sink a ship
- shape up (or ship out)
- tight ship
- when one's ship comes in
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