Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun man-of-war

2 senses of man-of-war

Sense 1
man-of-war, ship of the line -- (a warship intended for combat)
       => warship, war vessel, combat ship -- (a government ship that is available for waging war)

Sense 2
Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war, jellyfish -- (large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles)
       => siphonophore -- (a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored)