dock vs quay

dock and quay both are nouns.

dock is a verb but quay is not a verb.

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

As nouns, quay is a hyponym of dock; that is, quay 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
quay: wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

Other hyponyms of dock include levee.

dock (noun)	quay (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
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 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)	quay (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 quay

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