dock vs point

dock and point both are nouns.

dock and point both are verbs.

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

As verbs, point is a hypernym of dock; that is, point is a word with a broader meaning than dock:

dock: maneuver into a dock
point: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Other hypernyms of dock include channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer.

dock (noun)	point (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	sharp end
a short or shortened tail of certain animals	a wall socket
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 gun muzzle's direction
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats	a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial	the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded	an outstanding characteristic
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine	a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
	a geometric element that has position but no extension
	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
	the object of an activity
	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
	a brief version of the essential meaning of something
	a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
	a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
	the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
	the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
	a promontory extending out into a large body of water
	one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
	a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
	the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
	any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
	a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
	a V shape
	a very small circular shape
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
	an instant of time

dock (verb)	point (verb)
maneuver into a dock	give a point to
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	repair the joints of bricks
come into dock	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
deduct from someone's wages	indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty	be a signal for or a symptom of
	direct into a position for use
	be positionable in a specified manner
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	mark with diacritics
	mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
	mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
	sail close to the wind
	be oriented

dock vs point

dock and point both are nouns.

dock and point both are verbs.

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