vessel vs pail

vessel and pail both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vessel	Yes	No	No	No
pail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pail is a hyponym of vessel; that is, pail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vessel:

vessel: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
pail: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

Other hyponyms of vessel include autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer, barrel, cask, basin, bath, bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bedpan, boiler, steam boiler, bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot, bottle, bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle, bowl, bucket, censer, thurible, butter churn, churn, crucible, melting pot, drinking vessel, drum, metal drum, eye cup, eyebath, eyecup, flagon, jar, ladle, monstrance, ostensorium, mortar, muller, ewer, pitcher, poacher, pot, retort, steeper, storage tank, tank, tin, tub, vat, urceole, water jacket, well, washpot.

vessel (noun)	pail (noun)
a craft designed for water transportation	a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)	the quantity contained in a pail
a tube in which a body fluid circulates

Difference between vessel and pail

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