levee vs dock

levee and dock both are nouns.

levee is not a verb while dock is a verb.

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

As nouns, dock is a hypernym of levee; that is, dock is a word with a broader meaning than levee:

levee: a pier that provides a landing place on a river
dock: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Other hypernyms of levee include pier, wharf, wharfage.

levee (noun)	dock (noun)
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a pier that provides a landing place on a river	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)	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

levee (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 levee and dock

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