What part of speech is ships?

Ships can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ships is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of ship (infinitive).
  • 2. ships is a noun, plural of ship.

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Verb

Noun

What does ships mean?

Definitions

Verb
ship - place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
ship - travel by ship
ship - hire for work on a ship
ship - transport commercially
ship - go on board

Noun
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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Examples of ships

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1. noun These islands sit aside the vital sea lanes of the Strait of Malacca, through which 300 tankers and merchant ships pass daily, bringing in oil for the Far East and Southeast Asia.
2. noun Iran's military also includes holdings of 1,613 main battle tanks, 21,600 other armored fighting vehicles, 3,200 artillery weapons, 306 combat aircraft, 60 attack helicopters, 3 submarines, 59 surface combatants, and 10 amphibious ships."
3. noun The Sunburn missile, with its incredible speed and ability to avoid radar detection, would do terrible damage these ships if Iran chooses to retaliate in the Gulf after an American attack within its borders.
4. noun After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, was there a law made so that ships would carry enough lifeboats to save everybody on a ship if it was sinking?
5. noun Today, it is the primary safety law affecting virtually all ships, regardless of country of registration.
6. noun Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock.
7. noun Edit: Also I forgot to mention earlier, most (if not all) cruise ships also practice lifeboat drills weekly, and it is not uncommon to see them to actually launch the lifeboats into the water as part of their drill when you are in port.
8. noun For our comparison we sailed on two similar ships - the Carnival Liberty and the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas.
9. noun Itinerary Both ships go to Caribbean Islands like Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, St. Thomas, the Bahamas and St. Martin / St. Maarten.
10. noun We loved most of the locations that both of the ships visited and don't believe that this should be a distinguishing factor on deciding between the cruise lines.
11. noun Pools The Mariner of the Seas and Liberty both had salt water pools - which most cruise ships have.
12. noun There are two ships, Disney magic and Disney wonder.
13. noun Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.
14. noun Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.
15. noun The ships were buffeted by the wind and the rain.
16. verb Ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel.
17. verb Since the bankruptcy filing, vendors have been very reluctant to ship material prior to it being prepaid (Daniels, Fisher, Rosemont, other).
18. verb We will ship the product immediately after receiving your order.
19. verb Can you ship it to New York City?
20. verb Shape up or ship out!
21. verb I'll ship my baggage first.
22. verb Do you ship overseas?
23. verb I have already paid. Please ship the item as rapidly as possible.
24. verb You can use the post office to ship any goods to private individuals and companies.
25. verb We ship worldwide.
26. verb The large number of islands in the Caribbean Sea creates many areas of shallow water that can be treacherous to ship navigation.
27. verb It cost more to ship it than it is worth.
28. verb The whales are susceptible to ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
29. verb Would you ship the two main characters?
30. verb We will ship the product immediately after receiving your order.
Sentence  
noun
These islands sit aside the vital sea lanes of the Strait of Malacca, through which 300 tankers and merchant ships pass daily, bringing in oil for the Far East and Southeast Asia.
Iran's military also includes holdings of 1,613 main battle tanks, 21,600 other armored fighting vehicles, 3,200 artillery weapons, 306 combat aircraft, 60 attack helicopters, 3 submarines, 59 surface combatants, and 10 amphibious ships."
The Sunburn missile, with its incredible speed and ability to avoid radar detection, would do terrible damage these ships if Iran chooses to retaliate in the Gulf after an American attack within its borders.
After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, was there a law made so that ships would carry enough lifeboats to save everybody on a ship if it was sinking?
Today, it is the primary safety law affecting virtually all ships, regardless of country of registration.
Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock.
Edit: Also I forgot to mention earlier, most (if not all) cruise ships also practice lifeboat drills weekly, and it is not uncommon to see them to actually launch the lifeboats into the water as part of their drill when you are in port.
For our comparison we sailed on two similar ships - the Carnival Liberty and the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas.
Itinerary Both ships go to Caribbean Islands like Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, St. Thomas, the Bahamas and St. Martin / St. Maarten.
We loved most of the locations that both of the ships visited and don't believe that this should be a distinguishing factor on deciding between the cruise lines.
Pools The Mariner of the Seas and Liberty both had salt water pools - which most cruise ships have.
There are two ships, Disney magic and Disney wonder.
Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.
Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.
The ships were buffeted by the wind and the rain.
verb
Ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel.
Since the bankruptcy filing, vendors have been very reluctant to ship material prior to it being prepaid (Daniels, Fisher, Rosemont, other).
We will ship the product immediately after receiving your order.
Can you ship it to New York City?
Shape up or ship out!
I'll ship my baggage first.
Do you ship overseas?
I have already paid. Please ship the item as rapidly as possible.
You can use the post office to ship any goods to private individuals and companies.
We ship worldwide.
The large number of islands in the Caribbean Sea creates many areas of shallow water that can be treacherous to ship navigation.
It cost more to ship it than it is worth.
The whales are susceptible to ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
Would you ship the two main characters?
We will ship the product immediately after receiving your order.
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