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dock - 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" |
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dockage |
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landing,
landing place the act of coming to land after a voyage
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harbor,
harbour,
haven,
seaport a place of refuge and comfort and security
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drydock,
dry dock,
graving dock a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
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marina a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
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dock - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
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sorrel |
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herb,
herbaceous plant aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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genus rumex,
rumex docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
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garden sorrel,
rumex acetosa,
sour dock European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
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rumex acetosella,
sheep's sorrel,
sheep sorrel small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
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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
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french sorrel,
garden sorrel,
rumex scutatus greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads
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dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair |
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body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
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dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial |
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enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
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platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
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| Verb |
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dock - come into dock; "the ship docked" |
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undock take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship"
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come in,
enter,
get in,
get into,
go in,
go into,
move into come into fashion; become fashionable
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berth,
moor,
wharf provide with a berth
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dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" |
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undock take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship"
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channelise,
channelize,
direct,
guide,
head,
maneuver,
manoeuver,
manoeuvre,
point,
steer cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream"
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dry-dock,
drydock maneuver (a ship) into a drydock
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dock - remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
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tail,
bob |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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dock - deduct from someone's wages |
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deduct,
recoup,
withhold reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
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dock - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty |
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deprive take away
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