enclosure vs dock

dock vs enclosure

enclosure and dock both are nouns.

enclosure is not a verb while dock is a verb.

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

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

enclosure: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
dock: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

Other hyponyms of enclosure include cage, coop, cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area, catchall, chamber, compound, echo chamber, lock, lock chamber, nacelle, pen, pit, pen, playpen, plenum, dog pound, pound, niche, recess, vivarium, yard.

enclosure (noun)	dock (noun)
the act of enclosing something inside something else	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter	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 naturally enclosed space	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

enclosure (verb)	dock (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 enclosure and dock

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