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WORDNET DICTIONARY
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RELATED WORDS : bitter dock broad-leaved dock dock worker dry dock floating dock floating dry dock graving dock loading dock prairie dock sour dock water dock yellow dock

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun dock has 7 senses

• dock(n = noun.artifact) Array - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial; Array
is a kind of enclosure

• dock(n = noun.plant) sorrel, sour grass - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; Array
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus rumex, rumex
has particulars: garden sorrel, rumex acetosa, sour dock, rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel, sheep sorrel, bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock, french sorrel, garden sorrel, rumex scutatus

• dock(n = noun.artifact) pier, wharf, wharfage - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats; Array
has parts: bitt, bollard, shipside
has particulars: levee, quay
is a kind of platform
Derived forms verb dock₅, verb dock₁

• dock(n = noun.artifact) loading dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded; Array
is a kind of platform

• dock(n = noun.artifact) dockage, docking facility - 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"
has particulars: dry dock, drydock, graving dock, marina
is a kind of landing, landing place
is a part of harbor, harbour, haven, seaport
Derived forms verb dock₅, verb dock₁

• dock(n = noun.animal) Array - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair; Array
is a part of tail
is a kind of body part

• dock(n = noun.animal) bob, bobtail - a short or shortened tail of certain animals; Array
is a kind of tail
Derived form verb dock₄

Verb dock has 5 senses

• dock(v = verb.motion) Array - come into dock; "the ship docked"
is one way to come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into
Derived forms noun dock₅, noun dock₃, noun dockage₂, noun docker₁, noun docking₁
Antonym: undock
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

• dock(v = verb.possession) Array - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty; Array
is one way to deprive
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something

• dock(v = verb.possession) Array - deduct from someone's wages; Array
is one way to deduct, recoup, withhold
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• dock(v = verb.contact) bob, tail - remove or shorten the tail of an animal; Array
is one way to cut
Derived form noun dock₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• dock(v = verb.contact) Array - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
is one way to channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Derived forms noun dock₅, noun dock₃, noun docker₁, noun docking₁
Antonym: undock
Sample sentence:
The men dock the boat

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

dock

L, R, abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, acting area, alight, amputate, anchor, anchorage, anchorage ground, annihilate, apron, apron stage, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, backstage, ban, band shell, bandstand, bank, bar, basement, basin, bay, berth, bin, board, bob, boil down, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, breakwater, bridge, brush, bulkhead, bunker, buttery, capsulize, cargo dock, cast anchor, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, cellar, chest, clip, closet, come to anchor, come to land, compress, condense, conservatory, contract, coulisse, court, courthouse, courtroom, crate, crib, crop, cue, cull, cupboard, curtail, cut, cut away, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut off short, cut out, cut short, debark, debus, deplane, depository, depot, detrain, disembark, disemplane, dockage, dockyard, drawer, dressing room, drop anchor, drop the hook, dry dock, dump, elide, eliminate, embankment, enucleate, epitomize, eradicate, except, exchequer, excise, exclude, extinguish, extirpate, fantail, flies, fly floor, fly gallery, foreshorten, forestage, glory hole, go ashore, godown, greenroom, grid, gridiron, groin, hangar, harbor, harborage, haven, hold, housing, hutch, isolate, jetty, jury box, jutty, kedge, kedge off, knock off, land, landing, landing place, landing stage, lash, lash and tie, lay anchor, levee, library, lightboard, locker, lop, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, make a landfall, make land, make port, marina, mole, moor, moorings, mow, mutilate, nip, orchestra, orchestra pit, pare, peel, performing area, pick out, pier, pigtail, pit, poll, pollard, port, proscenium, proscenium stage, protected anchorage, prune, put in, put into port, quay, queue, rack, rattail, reach land, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, repertory, repository, reservoir, retrench, rick, road, roads, roadstead, root out, rule out, seaport, seawall, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, shed, shelf, shell, shipyard, shorten, slip, snub, stack, stack room, stage, stage left, stage right, stamp out, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, strike off, strip, strip off, stub, stunt, sum up, summarize, supply base, supply depot, switchboard, synopsize, tail, tailpiece, take in, take off, take out, tank, telescope, the boards, tie up, town hall, town house, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, trim, truncate, unboat, vat, vault, warehouse, wharf, wine cellar, wings, wipe out, witness box, witness stand

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Store

N store, stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry, spring, fount, fountain, well, wellspring, milch cow, stock in trade, supply, heap, treasure, reserve, corps de reserve, reserved fund, nest egg, savings, bonne bouche, crop, harvest, mow, vintage, store, accumulation, hoard, rick, stack, lumber, relay, storehouse, storeroom, storecloset, depository, depot, cache, repository, reservatory, repertory, repertorium, promptuary, warehouse, entrepot, magazine, buttery, larder, spence, garner, granary, cannery, safe-deposit vault, stillroom, thesaurus, bank, armory, arsenal, dock, gallery, museum, conservatory, menagery, menagerie, reservoir, cistern, aljibar, tank, pond, mill pond, gasometer, budget, quiver, bandolier, portfolio, coffer, conservation, storing, storage, keep, file (papers), lay in, preserve, Adj, stored, in store, in reserve, in ordinary, spare, supernumerary, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.

Workshop

N workshop, workhouse, workplace, shop, place of business, manufactory, mill, plant, works, factory, cabinet, studio, office, branch office bureau, atelier, hive, hive of industry, nursery, hothouse, hotbed, kitchen, mint, forge, loom, dock, dockyard, alveary, armory, laboratory, lab, research institute, refinery, cannery, power plant, beauty parlor, beehive, bindery, forcing pit, nailery, usine, slip, yard, wharf, foundry, foundery, furnace, vineyard, crucible, alembic, caldron, matrix, at work, at the office, at the shop, working.

Tribunal

N tribunal, court, board, bench, judicatory, court of justice, court of law, court of arbitration, administrative court, inquisition, guild, justice seat, judgment seat, mercy seat, woolsack, bar of justice, dock, forum, hustings, bureau, drumhead, jury box, witness box, senate house, town hall, theater, House of Commons, House of Lords, statehouse, townhouse, assize, eyre, wardmote, burghmote, barmote, superior courts of Westminster, court of record, court oyer and terminer, court assize, court of appeal, court of error, High court of Judicature, High court of Appeal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Star Chamber, Court of Chancery, Court of King's or Queen's Bench, Court of Exchequer, Court of Common Pleas, Court of Probate, Court of Arches, Court of Admiralty, Lords Justices' court, Rolls court, Vice Chancellor's court, Stannary court, Divorce court, Family court, Palatine court, county court, district court, police court, sessions, quarter sessions, petty sessions, court-leet, court-baron, court of pie poudre, court of common council, board of green cloth, court martial, drumhead court martial, durbar, divan, Areopagus, Irota, judicial, appellate, die Weltgeschichte ist das Weltgericht.

Abode

N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.

Shortness

VB be short, render short, shorten, curtail, abridge, abbreviate, take in, reduce, compress, epitomize, retrench, cut short, obtruncate, scrimp, cut, chop up, hack, hew, cut down, pare down, clip, dock, lop, prune, shear, shave, mow, reap, crop, snub, truncate, pollard, stunt, nip, check the growth of, foreshorten (in drawing).

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