pier vs dock

pier and dock both are nouns.

pier is not a verb while dock is a verb.

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

As nouns, pier and dock are synonyms defined as:

pier and dock: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Other synonyms of pier include wharf, wharfage.

pier (noun)	dock (noun)
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a support for two adjacent bridge spans	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)	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

pier (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 pier and dock

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.