Home › Words › S › starshipstarship/stɑɹʃɪp/starship means A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, starship ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.starship is pronounced /stɑɹʃɪp/.EtymologyFrom star + ship.nounA type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.astroship 69% match — A spaceship; a starship. vs starship →starfaring 67% match — Travelling among the stars. vs starship →starfarer 65% match — Someone who travels between stars. vs starship →starfleet 62% match — A fleet of starships; a space navy. vs starship →cityship 58% match — A spacecraft which contains an entire city. vs starship →rocketship 58% match — A rocket-powered spacecraft. vs starship →starliner 58% match — A large starship capable of transporting many passengers. vs starship →starway 58% match — A route or pathway between stars. vs starship →