7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -SHIP with definitions
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36 total entries across 2 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | AIRSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a lighter-than-air~ aircraft having propulsion and steering systems |
| — | DONSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the position of a don |
| — | GODSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the rank of a god |
| — | GUNSHIP | S | [n. -S] · an armed helicopter |
| — | KINSHIP | S | [n. -S] · relationship |
| A | MIDSHIP | S | [a.] · pertaining to the middle of a ship |
| — | PALSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the relation existing between close friends |
| — | PRESHIP | S | [v. -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] · to ship beforehand |
| — | SIBSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a group of children having the same parents |
| — | SONSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the state of being a son |
| — | WARSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a ship armed for combat |
| — | WORSHIP | S | [v. -SHIPED or -SHIPPED, -SHIPING or -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] · to honor and love as a divine being |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ALLYSHIP | S | † [n. -S] the role or status of being an ally |
| — | AMIDSHIP | S | [b.] · toward the middle of a ship |
| — | ANTISHIP | — | [a.] · designed for use against ships |
| — | CHUMSHIP | S | [n. -S] · state of being chums |
| — | DEANSHIP | S | [n. -S] · deanery / [x] { deanery deanship § deaneries deanships } |
| — | DOGESHIP | S | [n. -S] · the office of a doge |
| — | EARLSHIP | S | [n. -S] · earldom / [x] { earldom earlship § earldoms earlships } |
| — | FIRESHIP | S | [n. -S] · a burning ship sent among the enemy's ships |
| — | FLAGSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a ship bearing the flag of a fleet |
| — | GURUSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the office of a guru |
| — | HARDSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a difficult, painful condition |
| — | HEADSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the position of a leader |
| — | HEIRSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the right to inheritance / [x] { heirdom heirship § heirdoms heirships } |
| — | KINGSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the power or position of a king |
| — | LADYSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the condition of being a lady |
| — | LONGSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a medieval ship |
| — | LORDSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the power of a lord |
| — | MATESHIP | S | [n. -S] · the state of being a mate |
| — | STARSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a spaceship for interstellar travel |
| — | TANKSHIP | S | [n. -S] · a tanker / [x] { tanker tankship § tankers tankships § tankers } |
| — | TOWNSHIP | S | [n. -S] · an administrative division of a county |
| — | TRANSHIP | S | [v. -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] · to transfer from one conveyance to another / [x] { tranship transhipped transhipping tranships transship transshipped transshipping transships } |
| — | TWINSHIP | S | [n. -S] · close similarity or association |
| — | WARDSHIP | S | [n. -S] · the state of being under a guardian |
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