dock

Nouns

  • (n) an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  • (n) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine sour grass, sorrel,
  • (n) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats pier, wharf, wharfage,
  • (n) a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded loading dock,
  • (n) landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
    • the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late
    docking facility, dockage,
  • (n) the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
  • (n) a short or shortened tail of certain animals bobtail, bob,

Verbs

  • (v) come into dock
    • the ship docked
  • (v) deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
  • (v) deduct from someone's wages
  • (v) remove or shorten the tail of an animal tail, bob,
  • (v) maneuver into a dock
    • dock the ships

Synonyms

sour grass sorrel pier wharf wharfage tail bob loading dock docking facility dockage bobtail

Antonyms

undock

Words of close approximity

d.o.a. DoC DoD doe dog doh DoI DoJ DoL Don DOS dot
dodo DOEI doer doff doge dogy Doha DoJC dole doll dolt dome Dona done dong doob doom door dopa dope dopy dork dorm dory dose doss dote dour dove down doxy doze dozy
dockage docker docket dockhand docking docking facility docking fee dockside dock-walloper dockworker dock worker dockyard