sorrel vs dock

sorrel and dock both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but dock is not an adjective.

sorrel is not a verb while dock is a verb.

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

As nouns, sorrel and dock are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of sorrel include sour grass.

sorrel (noun)	dock (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine	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 plant or flower of the genus Oxalis	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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	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

sorrel (adjective)	dock (adjective)
of a light brownish color

sorrel (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 sorrel and dock

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