Unscramble docks

Definition of 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. Synonyms: sorrel, sour grass.
• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. Synonyms: pier, wharf, wharfage.
• a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded. Synonyms: loading 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". Synonyms: dockage, docking facility.
• the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair.
• a short or shortened tail of certain animals. Synonyms: bob, bobtail.

verb:

• come into dock; "the ship docked". Antonyms: undock.
• deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty.
• deduct from someone's wages.
• remove or shorten the tail of an animal. Synonyms: bob, tail.
• maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships". Antonyms: undock.

Related words

berth, drydock, levee, marina, moor, quay, wharf.

Words nearby

bock, cock, deck, dick, doc, dork, duck, hock, jock, lock, mock, nock, pock, rock, sock.

Rhymes with

antiknock, bach, ballcock, bangkok, bloc, bloch, block, blok, bock, caulk, chalk, chock, clock, cock, crock, doc, floc, flock, frock, hock.