Idioms for ship
Origin of ship
1
before 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, adjective ship·less·ly, adverb mis·ship, verb, mis·shipped, mis·ship·ping. pre·ship, verb (used with object), pre·shipped, pre·ship·ping.Words nearby ship
shinny,
shinplaster,
shinto,
shinty,
shiny,
ship,
ship biscuit,
ship canal,
ship chandler,
ship decanter,
ship money
British Dictionary definitions for when one's ship comes in
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
Idioms and Phrases with when one's ship comes in (1 of 2)
when one's ship comes in
When one has made one's fortune, as in When my ship comes in I'll get a Mercedes or better. This term alludes to ships returning from far-off places with a cargo of valuables. It may be obsolescent. [Mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with when one's ship comes in (2 of 2)
ship