dock vs berth

dock and berth both are nouns.

dock and berth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No
berth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, berth is a hyponym of dock; that is, berth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dock:

dock: come into dock
berth: come into or dock at a wharf

Other hyponyms of dock include moor, wharf.

dock (noun)	berth (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	a job in an organization
a short or shortened tail of certain animals	a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
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	a place where a craft can be made fast
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

dock (verb)	berth (verb)
maneuver into a dock	secure in or as if in a berth or dock
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	come into or dock at a wharf
come into dock	provide with a berth
deduct from someone's wages
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between dock and berth

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