dock




dock - noun

  • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
  • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
  • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
  • 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 solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
  • a short or shortened tail of certain animals

  • dock - verb

    • come into dock
    • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
    • deduct from someone's wages
    • remove or shorten the tail of an animal
    • maneuver into a dock

    dock - thesaurus

    bob   bobtail   dockage   pier   sorrel   tail   wharf   wharfage  


    View spelling list ck words and learn about the word dock in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for dock

    d is 2 o is 1 c is 3 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 11

    generated at 14:42:34 on 03-12-23

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