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point vs dock

dock vs point

point and dock both are nouns.

point and dock both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
point Yes No Yes No
dock Yes No Yes No
As verbs, dock is a hyponym of point; that is, dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than point:
  • point: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • dock: maneuver into a dock
Other hyponyms of point include sheer, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, channel, corner, tree, park.
point (noun) dock (noun)
sharp end the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a wall socket a short or shortened tail of certain animals
the gun muzzle's direction 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 contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
an outstanding characteristic a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
a geometric element that has position but no extension
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
the object of an activity
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
a promontory extending out into a large body of water
one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
a V shape
a very small circular shape
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
an instant of time
point (verb) dock (verb)
give a point to maneuver into a dock
repair the joints of bricks remove or shorten the tail of an animal
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively come into dock
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle deduct from someone's wages
be a signal for or a symptom of deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
direct into a position for use
be positionable in a specified manner
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
mark with diacritics
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
sail close to the wind
be oriented
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