ms.

Definitions of ms.
  1. noun
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
    synonyms: kopij, manuscript
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    type of:
    geschrift, schriftuur, schrijfsel
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  2. noun
    handwritten book or document
    synonyms: manuscript
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    palimpsest
    a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
    boekrol
    a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
    type of:
    autograaf, autografie
    something written by one's own hand
  3. noun
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    synonyms: motorboot, motorschip
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    motorjacht
    a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
    plezierboot, rondvaartboot
    a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
    raceboot, speedboot
    a fast motorboat
    aquavion, draagvleugel, draagvleugelboot, vleugelboot
    a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
    type of:
    boot
    a small vessel for travel on water
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