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• tail — 1. noun 1) the dog s tail Syn: brush, scut, dock; tail feathers; hindquarters Ant: head, front 2) the tail of the plane Syn: rear, end …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dock — dock1 [däk] n. [orig., mud channel made by a vessel s bottom at low tide: hence, dock < MDu docke, channel < It doccia, conduit, canal: see DOUCHE] 1. a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep… …   English World dictionary

• Dock — Dock, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.] 1. The solid part of an animal s tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dock — Dock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Docking}.] [See {Dock} a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.] 1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dock — Ⅰ. dock [1] ► NOUN 1) an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. 2) (also loading dock) a platform for loading trucks or goods trains. ► VERB 1) (with reference to a ship) come or bring into a dock. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• dock — dock1 /dok/, n. 1. a landing pier. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. See dry dock. 5. a… …   Universalium

• Dock jumping — A dock jumping dog Dock jumping also known as dock diving is a dog sport in which dogs compete in jumping for distance or height from a dock into a body of water. There are dock jumping events in the United States and other countries such as… …   Wikipedia

• dock — I. /dɒk / (say dok) noun 1. a wharf. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. → dry dock. 5. a semi… …  

• dock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an artificially enclosed body of water for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. 2 (in pl.) a range of docks with wharves and offices; a dockyard. 3 US a ship s berth, a wharf. 4 = dry dock. 5 Theatr. = scene dock. v. 1 tr …   Useful english dictionary

• dock — I [[t]dɒk[/t]] n. 1) navig. a landing pier 2) navig. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port 3) navig. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc 4) navig …   From formal English to slang