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Dock (Noun)

Meaning 1

Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

  • Sorrel
  • Sour Grass

Hypernyms

  • Herbaceous Plant

Hyponyms

  • Broad-leaved Dock
  • Rumex Acetosa
  • Rumex Scutatus
  • Yellow Dock
  • Sheep's Sorrel
  • Rumex Obtusifolius
  • Garden Sorrel
  • Rumex Acetosella

Meaning 2

A short or shortened tail of certain animals.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

  • Bob
  • Bobtail

Hypernyms

  • Tail

Related Words

  • Dock (verb)

Meaning 3

The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Dockage
  • Docking Facility

Hypernyms

  • Landing Place

Hyponyms

  • Graving Dock
  • Drydock

Related Words

  • Dock (verb)

Meaning 5

A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Pier
  • Wharf
  • Wharfage

Hypernyms

  • Platform

Hyponyms

  • Quay
  • Levee

Related Words

  • Dock (verb)

Meaning 6

An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Meaning 7

A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Loading Dock
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