speak a ship

speak a ship
speak a ship
To hail and speak to someone on board her
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Main Entry:speak

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  • speak|er|ship — «SPEE kuhr shihp», noun. the office or position of speaker in a legislative assembly …   Useful english dictionary

  • To speak a ship — Speak Speak, v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. [1913 Webster] They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. Job. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… …   English syllables

  • Speak — Speak, v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. [1913 Webster] They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. Job. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • speak — [spēk] vi. spoke, spoken, speaking [ME speken < OE specan, earlier sprecan, akin to Ger sprechen < IE base * sp(h)er(e) g , to strew, sprinkle > SPARK1, L spargere, to sprinkle: basic sense “to scatter (words)”] 1. to utter words with… …   English World dictionary

  • speak — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. a utter (words). b make known or communicate (one s opinion, the truth, etc.) in this way (never speaks sense). 3 intr. a (foll …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …   English dictionary for students

  • speak — Synonyms and related words: accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, allude to, announce, annunciate, apostrophize, appeal to, apprise, approach, argue, articulate, as it… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Thomas W. Lawson (ship) — The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven masted, steel hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of… …   Wikipedia

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