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Dock

A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

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Manner of action 3

Berth 76% connected

Convenient sea room.

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Moor 76% connected

One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.

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Wharf 76% connected

A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…

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Broader term 18

Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Deduct 76% connected

To lead forth or out.

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Deprive 76% connected

To take away; to put an end; to destroy.

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Direct 76% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Guide 76% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Herb 76% connected

A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

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Landing 76% connected

of Land

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Maneuver 76% connected

Alt. of Manoeuvre

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Manoeuvre 76% connected

Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

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Platform 76% connected

A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Recoup 76% connected

Alt. of Recoupe

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Steer 76% connected

A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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Tail 76% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

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Withhold 76% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

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Narrower term 3

Dry dock 76% connected

See under Dock.

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Levee 76% connected

The act of rising.

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Quay 76% connected

A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading…

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Bobtail 74% connected

An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.

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Bobtail 74% connected

An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.

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Dockage 74% connected

A charge for the use of a dock.

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Dockage 74% connected

A charge for the use of a dock.

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Moorage 74% connected

A place for mooring.

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Moorage 74% connected

A place for mooring.

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Pier 74% connected

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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Pier 74% connected

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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Tail 74% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

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Tail 74% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

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Wharf 74% connected

A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…

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Wharf 74% connected

A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…

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Component part 2

Bitt 70% connected

See Bitts.

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Bollard 70% connected

An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.

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Containing whole 4

Harbor 70% connected

A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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Haven 70% connected

A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.

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Seaport 70% connected

A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.

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Tail 70% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

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Synonym 8

Bob 92% connected

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

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Bobtail 92% connected

An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.

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Dockage 92% connected

A charge for the use of a dock.

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Pier 92% connected

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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Sorrel 92% connected

Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.

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Tail 92% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wharf 92% connected

A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wharfage 92% connected

The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.

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Antonym 2

Undock 94% connected

To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.

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Undock 94% connected

To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.

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