dock

Examples

• All

• There was some weird sort of animal at the dock today.

  Paddington (2014)

• Please turn around and go take a long walk off of a short dock.

  The Workout Room (2019)

• I don't want to take the dock with me.

  Critical Condition (1987)

• Jay and I happened to drive by a dog park that has a dock set up, and people were throwing balls for their dogs off the dock.

  Blog text (22)

• The horse had a short, docked tail that suited its breed perfectly.

• After the first few months, the dog had a docked tail that was noticeably shorter than most others.

• The farmer kept his sheep's dock trimmed to make them look neat for the competition.

Synonyms

B

bob

vsdock

1 8.2

A short tail on some animals, often on dogs or horses

is broader, covering more animals and the tail's solid base

B

bobtail

vsdock

1 7.7

A short tail on an animal that is natural or cut short

is similar but also refers to the tail's base as a solid part

S

scut

vsdock

1 9.9

A short, upright tail on animals like a rabbit or deer

is like that but covers other animals and the tail's solid portion

Idioms

I

in the dock

• UK

4 8.4

Being accused and tried in court

Compounds

L

loading dock

27 3.6

A raised area at a building where trucks stop to load and unload goods

D

dry dock

• Specialized

4 6.1

A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom

D

dock worker

3 2.1

A person who loads and unloads ships at a dock

F

floating dock

• Specialized

1 5.3

A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs

B

bitter dock

• UK

9.4

A plant with broad, rounded leaves and a bitter root that often grows as a weed

B

broad-leaved dock

8.5

A common weed with large rounded leaves that comes from Europe

D

dock-walloper

• Archaic

9.9

A worker who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port

F

floating dry dock

• Specialized

6.8

A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair

G

graving dock

• Specialized

8.4

A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship

P

prairie dock

• Specialized

9.9

A tall prairie plant with large low leaves and pale daisy-like flowers

S

sour dock

8.6

A plant with large sour leaves used in salads and spring greens

Y

yellow dock

8.1

A plant that lives for many years with broad rounded leaves, a bitter root, often growing as a weed

Surface Forms

Etymology