dock | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. dock | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial. |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
n. (plant) | 2. dock, sorrel, sour grass | any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ genus rumex, rumex | docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions. |
| ~ rumex acetosa, sour dock, garden sorrel | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens. |
| ~ rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel, sheep sorrel | small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places. |
| ~ bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America. |
| ~ french sorrel, garden sorrel, rumex scutatus | low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves. |
n. (artifact) | 3. dock, pier, wharf, wharfage | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. |
| ~ bitt, bollard | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines).; "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" |
| ~ levee | a pier that provides a landing place on a river. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ quay | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline. |
| ~ shipside | the part of a wharf that is next to a ship. |
n. (artifact) | 4. dock, loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
n. (artifact) | 5. dock, 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" |
| ~ dry dock, drydock, graving dock | a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline. |
| ~ landing place, landing | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods. |
| ~ marina | a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers. |
| ~ harbor, harbour, seaport, haven | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo. |
n. (animal) | 6. dock | the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair. |
| ~ tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
n. (animal) | 7. bob, bobtail, dock | a short or shortened tail of certain animals. |
| ~ tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
v. (motion) | 8. dock | come into dock.; "the ship docked" |
| ~ moor, berth, wharf | come into or dock at a wharf.; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" |
| ~ come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
v. (possession) | 9. dock | deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty. |
| ~ deprive | keep from having, keeping, or obtaining. |
v. (possession) | 10. dock | deduct from someone's wages. |
| ~ deduct, withhold, recoup | retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments.; "My employer is withholding taxes" |
v. (contact) | 11. bob, dock, tail | remove or shorten the tail of an animal. |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
v. (contact) | 12. dock | maneuver into a dock.; "dock the ships" |
| ~ dry-dock, drydock | maneuver (a ship) into a drydock. |
| ~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
leaf spring | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together. |
| ~ spring | a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed.; "the spring was broken" |
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