as in wharves
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear
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as in shortens
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in lands
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of docks
Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Private boats can also pull up for the day—anchor offshore or tie up at the public docks on the east and west sides, which are first-come, first-served.
—Heema Patel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Those same docks remain at the heart of this community.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Alongside the building would be 837 parking spaces and seven loading docks, according to the application.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
For the eight days of the festival, live music rolls across the harbor every night, families spill onto docks for carnival rides and street parades, and fireworks sparkle over Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Every night, the boat docks, and the guests, each of whom harbors a dirty secret, are sent into a different port city to solve a puzzle, using clues that borrow elements of Sondheim’s treasure hunts.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Nestled in the historic commercial fishing village of Cortez, Swordfish Grill is surrounded by working docks and pristine mangroves, gray pelicans and blue herons, leaping mullet, and frolicking dolphins.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
This all happened in the main channel on the new docks at Dana Point's west marina.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Private boats can also pull up for the day—anchor offshore or tie up at the public docks on the east and west sides, which are first-come, first-served.
—Heema Patel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Those same docks remain at the heart of this community.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Alongside the building would be 837 parking spaces and seven loading docks, according to the application.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
For the eight days of the festival, live music rolls across the harbor every night, families spill onto docks for carnival rides and street parades, and fireworks sparkle over Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Every night, the boat docks, and the guests, each of whom harbors a dirty secret, are sent into a different port city to solve a puzzle, using clues that borrow elements of Sondheim’s treasure hunts.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Nestled in the historic commercial fishing village of Cortez, Swordfish Grill is surrounded by working docks and pristine mangroves, gray pelicans and blue herons, leaping mullet, and frolicking dolphins.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
This all happened in the main channel on the new docks at Dana Point's west marina.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docks
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Adjacent to the Landing, Riverwalk Park’s bankside boardwalk allows for exploration on foot, while its piers lure fishermen to try their luck.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docks. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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