VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
Definitions:
Noun
Definition: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
Definition: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Definition: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Definition: 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"
Definition: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
Definition: Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
Definition: The fleshy root of an animal's tail.
Definition: A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
Definition: Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
Verb
Definition: come into dock; "the ship docked"
Definition: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
Definition: deduct from someone's wages
Definition: maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
Definition: To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.
Definition: To land at a harbour.
Definition: To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.