| NOUN | artifact | dock | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial |
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| plant | dock, sorrel, sour grass | any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine | |
| artifact | dock, pier, wharf, wharfage | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles | |
| artifact | dock, loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded | |
| artifact | dock, dockage, docking facility | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired | |
| animal | dock | the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair | |
| animal | dock, bobtail, bob | a short or shortened tail of certain animals | |
| VERB | motion | dock | come into dock |
| possession | dock | deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty | |
| possession | dock | deduct from someone's wages | |
| contact | dock, tail, bob | remove or shorten the tail of an animal | |
| contact | dock | maneuver into a dock |
| Sounds | daa'k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
| Meaning | Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine. | |
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| Synonyms | sorrel, sour grass | |
| Member of | Rumex, genus Rumex | docks |
| Narrower | French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus | Low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves |
| bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock / rootstock common as a weed in North America | |
| sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella | small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves | |
| sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | acedera, romaza | |
| Meaning | A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. | |
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| Synonyms | pier, wharf, wharfage | |
| Parts | bollard, bitt | A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
| shipside | The part of a wharf that is next to a ship | |
| Narrower | levee | A pier that provides a landing place on a river |
| quay | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | descargadero, desembarcadero, embarcadero, malecón, muellaje, muelle | |
| Catalan | desembarcador, moll, port | |
| Verbs | dock | maneuver into a dock |
| dock | come into dock | |
| Meaning | A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded. | |
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| Synonym | loading dock | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Catalan | moll de càrrega | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" | |
| Synonyms | dockage, docking facility | |
| Part of | seaport, haven, harbor, harbour | A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo |
| Narrower | dry dock, drydock, graving dock | A large dock from which water can be pumped out |
| marina | A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | |
| Broader | landing, landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
| Spanish | dársena, dique | |
| Verbs | dock | maneuver into a dock |
| dock | come into dock | |
| Meaning | The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair. | |
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| Part of | tail | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Meaning | A short or shortened tail of certain animals. | |
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| Synonyms | bobtail, bob | |
| Broader | tail | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| Spanish | cola cortada | |
| Catalan | cua tallada | |
| Verbs | dock | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
| Meaning | Come into dock. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "the ship docked" | |
| Narrower | moor, berth, wharf | Come into or dock at a wharf |
| Broader | enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into | To come or go into |
| Opposite | undock | Move out of a dock |
| Spanish | atracar | |
| Nouns | dock, dockage | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired |
| dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles | |
| docker | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | |
| docking | the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes | |
| Meaning | deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Broader | deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
| Spanish | descontar, rebajar, reducir | |
| Catalan | disminuir, rebaixar | |
| Meaning | Deduct from someone's wages. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | withhold, deduct, recoup | Retain and refrain from disbursing |
| Spanish | recortar | |
| Meaning | Remove or shorten the tail of an animal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tail, bob | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | descolar | |
| Nouns | dock | a short or shortened tail of certain animals |
| Meaning | Maneuver into a dock. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The men dock the boat | |
| Example | "dock the ships" | |
| Narrower | dry-dock, drydock | Maneuver (a ship) into a drydock |
| Broader | steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise | direct the course |
| Opposite | undock | take (a ship) out of a dock |
| Spanish | amarrar, atracar | |
| Catalan | amarrar, atracar | |
| Nouns | dock | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired |
| dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles | |
| docker | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | |
| docking | the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes | |
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