dock vs sheep sorrel

sheep sorrel vs dock

dock and sheep sorrel both are nouns.

dock is a verb but sheep sorrel is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No
sheep sorrel	Yes	No	No	No

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

dock: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
sheep sorrel: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places

Other hyponyms of dock include garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, sour dock, Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel, bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock, French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus.

dock (noun)	sheep sorrel (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
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)	sheep sorrel (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 sheep sorrel

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