Words that rhyme with steamship

  • acquaintanceship
    n 1: a relationship less intimate than friendship [syn: acquaintance, acquaintanceship]
  • airship
    n 1: a steerable self-propelled aircraft [syn: airship, dirigible]
  • ambassadorship
    n 1: the post of ambassador
  • apostleship
    n 1: the position of apostle
  • apprenticeship
    n 1: the position of apprentice
  • authorship
    n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: writing, authorship, composition, penning] 2: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: authorship, paternity]
  • battleship
    n 1: large and heavily armoured warship [syn: battleship, battlewagon]
  • blip
    n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales" 2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: blip, pip, radar target]
  • brinkmanship
    n 1: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
  • captainship
    n 1: the post of captain [syn: captainship, captaincy]
  • cardinalship
    n 1: the office of cardinal
  • censorship
    n 1: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy [syn: censoring, censorship, security review] 2: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances [syn: censoring, censorship]
  • chairmanship
    n 1: the position of chairman
  • championship
    n 1: the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [syn: championship, title] 2: a competition at which a champion is chosen 3: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage]
  • chancellorship
    n 1: the office of chancellor
  • chieftainship
    n 1: the position of chieftain [syn: chieftaincy, chieftainship]
  • chip
    n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line 3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: chip, cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip] 4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip] 5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, chip] 6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: chip, poker chip] 7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip] 8: (golf) a low running approach shot [syn: chip, chip shot] 9: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping, splintering] v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off] 2: cut a nick into [syn: nick, chip] 3: play a chip shot 4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone" 5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: chip, knap, cut off, break off]
  • citizenship
    n 1: the status of a citizen with rights and duties 2: conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"
  • clerkship
    n 1: the job of clerk
  • clip
    n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine] 2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: time, clip] 3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together 4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress 5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping, snip] 6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off] 2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip] 3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: unclip] 4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back] 5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: clip, curtail, cut short]
  • commandership
    n 1: the position or office of commander [syn: commandership, commandery]
  • companionship
    n 1: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company, companionship, fellowship, society]
  • comradeship
    n 1: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: chumminess, camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship]
  • connoisseurship
    n 1: love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: virtu, vertu, connoisseurship]
  • consulship
    n 1: the post of consul
  • controllership
    n 1: the position of controller
  • councillorship
    n 1: the position of council member [syn: councillorship, councilorship]
  • craftsmanship
    n 1: skill in an occupation or trade [syn: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship]
  • custodianship
    n 1: the position of custodian
  • dealership
    n 1: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area [syn: franchise, dealership]
  • dictatorship
    n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]
  • directorship
    n 1: the position of a director of a business concern
  • editorship
    n 1: the position of editor
  • eldership
    n 1: the office of elder
  • fellowship
    n 1: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: family, fellowship] 2: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company, companionship, fellowship, society] 3: money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
  • flagship
    n 1: the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper" 2: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
  • friendship
    n 1: the state of being friends (or friendly) [syn: friendship, friendly relationship]
  • gamesmanship
    n 1: the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game
  • governorship
    n 1: the office of governor
  • guardianship
    n 1: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship] 2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: guardianship, keeping, safekeeping]
  • hardship
    n 1: a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn: adversity, hardship, hard knocks] 2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness] 3: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
  • headship
    n 1: the position of headmaster or headmistress 2: the position of head
  • horsemanship
    n 1: skill in handling and riding horses
  • instructorship
    n 1: the position of instructor
  • internship
    n 1: the position of a medical intern
  • interrelationship
    n 1: mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function" [syn: interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness]
  • judgeship
    n 1: the position of judge [syn: judgeship, judicature]
  • kingship
    n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a king
  • kinship
    n 1: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" [syn: affinity, kinship] 2: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption [syn: kinship, family relationship, relationship]
  • ladyship
    n 1: a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"
  • leadership
    n 1: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" [syn: leadership, leading] 2: the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" [syn: leadership, leaders] 3: the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union" 4: the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"
  • lectureship
    n 1: the post of lecturer
  • librarianship
    n 1: the position of librarian
  • lordship
    n 1: a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship" 2: the authority of a lord
  • marksmanship
    n 1: skill in shooting
  • membership
    n 1: the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: membership, rank] 2: the state of being a member
  • musicianship
    n 1: artistry in performing music
  • ownership
    n 1: the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others 2: the act of having and controlling property [syn: possession, ownership] 3: the state or fact of being an owner
  • partisanship
    n 1: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: partiality, partisanship] [ant: impartiality, nonpartisanship]
  • partnership
    n 1: the members of a business venture created by contract 2: a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government" 3: a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
  • penmanship
    n 1: beautiful handwriting [syn: calligraphy, penmanship, chirography]
  • premiership
    n 1: the office of premier
  • proctorship
    n 1: the position of proctor
  • professorship
    n 1: the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: professorship, chair]
  • proprietorship
    n 1: an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits [syn: proprietorship, proprietary]
  • readership
    n 1: the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
  • receivership
    n 1: the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership" 2: a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all 3: the office of a receiver
  • relationship
    n 1: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children" [syn: relationship, human relationship] 2: a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" 3: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries 4: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption [syn: kinship, family relationship, relationship]
  • reship
    v 1: place on a ship again or transfer to another ship; "reship the cargo"
  • salesmanship
    n 1: skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"
  • scholarship
    n 1: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit 2: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]
  • seamanship
    n 1: skill in sailing
  • showmanship
    n 1: the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner
  • spaceship
    n 1: a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) [syn: starship, spaceship]
  • sponsorship
    n 1: the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)
  • sportsmanship
    n 1: fairness in following the rules of the game
  • statesmanship
    n 1: wisdom in the management of public affairs [syn: statesmanship, statecraft, diplomacy]
  • stewardship
    n 1: the position of steward
  • swordsmanship
    n 1: skill in fencing
  • township
    n 1: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" [syn: township, town]
  • troopship
    n 1: ship for transporting troops
  • trusteeship
    n 1: a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations [syn: trust territory, trusteeship] 2: the position of trustee
  • tutorship
    n 1: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) [syn: tutelage, tuition, tutorship]
  • warship
    n 1: a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: warship, war vessel, combat ship]
  • workmanship
    n 1: skill in an occupation or trade [syn: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship]
  • worship
    n 1: the activity of worshipping 2: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: worship, adoration] v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere] 2: show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva" 3: attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"
  • q
    n 1: the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: Q, q]
  • starship
    n 1: a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) [syn: starship, spaceship]
  • transship
    v 1: transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another
  • mastership
    n 1: the skill of a master 2: the position of master
  • pastorship
    n 1: the position of pastor [syn: pastorship, pastorate]
  • praetorship
    n 1: the office of praetor
  • primateship
    n 1: the office of primate
  • speakership
    n 1: the position of Speaker
  • generalship
    n 1: the leadership ability of a military general 2: the office and authority of a general [syn: generalship, generalcy]
  • bipartisanship
  • churchmanship
  • cousinship
  • draughtsmanship
  • emperorship

See also steamship definition and steamship synonyms