dock vs sorrel

dock and sorrel both are nouns.

dock is not an adjective while sorrel is an adjective.

dock is a verb but sorrel is not a verb.

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

As nouns, dock and sorrel are synonyms defined as:

dock and sorrel: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

Other synonyms of dock include sour grass.

dock (noun)	sorrel (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
a short or shortened tail of certain animals	large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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	any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats	any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial	East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
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 (adjective)	sorrel (adjective)
	of a light brownish color

dock (verb)	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 sorrel

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