dock vs levee

dock and levee both are nouns.

dock is a verb but levee is not a verb.

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

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

dock: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
levee: a pier that provides a landing place on a river

Other hyponyms of dock include quay.

dock (noun)	levee (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
a short or shortened tail of certain animals	a pier that provides a landing place on a river
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 formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
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)	levee (verb)
maneuver into a dock
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
come into dock
deduct from someone's wages
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between dock and levee

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