Dock
noun
A place where ships stop and goods and people get on or off.
The ship is currently at the dock.
Often appears as...
- ship dock
- cargo dock
verb
To take a ship or boat to a dock.
We docked at the harbor at dawn.
Often appears as...
- dock at
- docked at the harbor
verb
To reduce something, like money or points.
Her pay was docked for arriving late to work.
Often appears as...
- dock pay
- dock points
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Disapproving
noun
A part of courtroom where the person who is accused stands or sits during the trial.
The accused stood in the dock as the charges were read.
Often appears as...
- stand in the dock
- lead to the dock
verb
To connect a device to something else in order to use its power or other features.
He docked the laptop to its charging station.
Often appears as...
- dock a device
- laptop docking station
verb
To cut an animal's tail short.
She docked the sheep's tails to keep them clean.
Often appears as...
- dock a tail
- tail docking
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Disapproving
noun
A plant that is common in fields and gardens with long, thin leaves.
The dock plants are coming up around the garden.
Often appears as...
- dock leaves
- yellow dock plant
noun
A place where ships stop and goods and people get on or off.
The ship is currently at the dock.
Often appears as...
- ship dock
- cargo dock
verb
To take a ship or boat to a dock.
We docked at the harbor at dawn.
Often appears as...
- dock at
- docked at the harbor
verb
To reduce something, like money or points.
Her pay was docked for arriving late to work.
Often appears as...
- dock pay
- dock points
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A part of courtroom where the person who is accused stands or sits during the trial.
The accused stood in the dock as the charges were read.
Often appears as...
- stand in the dock
- lead to the dock
verb
To connect a device to something else in order to use its power or other features.
He docked the laptop to its charging station.
Often appears as...
- dock a device
- laptop docking station
verb
To cut an animal's tail short.
She docked the sheep's tails to keep them clean.
Often appears as...
- dock a tail
- tail docking
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A plant that is common in fields and gardens with long, thin leaves.
The dock plants are coming up around the garden.
Often appears as...
- dock leaves
- yellow dock plant
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Pro Tip 1/3Type of Dock
Different docks serve specific purposes, like for fishing or cargo handling.
The cargo dock was bustling with activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Dock Geography
Docks are often found in natural or man-made harbors that protect ships from rough waters.
They built the new dock in the calm bay.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Places
When referring to a 'dock', think of common places like ports where boats and ships are common.
Let's meet at the dock by the lighthouse.
Pro Tip 1/3Type of Dock
Different docks serve specific purposes, like for fishing or cargo handling.
The cargo dock was bustling with activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Dock Geography
Docks are often found in natural or man-made harbors that protect ships from rough waters.
They built the new dock in the calm bay.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Places
When referring to a 'dock', think of common places like ports where boats and ships are common.
Let's meet at the dock by the lighthouse.
Pro Tip 1/3Type of Dock
Different docks serve specific purposes, like for fishing or cargo handling.
The cargo dock was bustling with activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Dock Geography
Docks are often found in natural or man-made harbors that protect ships from rough waters.
They built the new dock in the calm bay.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Places
When referring to a 'dock', think of common places like ports where boats and ships are common.
Let's meet at the dock by the lighthouse.
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
They really liked that the robot was enjoying the music. And they didn't say the robot was moving to the music, they said "enjoying" the music. And we thought, why don't we take this idea, and I designed a new piece of furniture. This time it wasn't a desk lamp, it was a speaker dock, one of those things you plug your smartphone in. And I thought,
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
The new thing here is that we're going to actually land on the pad that we launched from. Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect. You take a cargo ship full of fuel, or a fuel depot, put it on that booster, get that in orbit, do a docking maneuver, refuel the spaceship,
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The incredible...
After a four-year hiatus, work quickly picked up pace with the addition of more hubs, airlocks, docks, and an observation cupola for stunning 360-degree views of our world and beyond. Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators
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Seal Swims into City...
a hungry city but these tradesmen have gone soft on an animal most fishermen would see as the enemy I think she's camera shy when I first saw it was dark and write down the other end of the dock there and I was coming down the stairs from the change room and
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Smash fear, learn...
And this routine went on for some time. When I was seven I went to summer camp. My parents found it necessary for peace of mind. And at noon each day the campers would go to a pond, where they had floating docks. You could jump off the end into the deep end.
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Can you solve the dark...
and type in the coordinates of your final destination. A 15-parsec jump leaves you running on fumes, but ready to dock with the precursor space station. Time to put this alien tech to work and make life better for everyone in the galaxy.
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The coelacanth: A living...
came across a prehistoric looking, gleaming blue fish hauled up at the nearby docks. She had a hunch that this strange, 1.5 meter long specimen was important but couldn't preserve it in time to be studied and had it taxidermied.
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How does caffeine keep...
When adenosine docks to these receptors, it activates a cascade of biochemical reactions that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy.
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The dangers of...
is a knife that you have never touched that is very important to know especially if you're in the dock and you're innocent so forensic science isn't always the opener shut case that we might think it is it is possible that
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Big Time Gamble PIPE...
express to port Police okay we're proceeding the dock wise is at the
Video examples
Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
They really liked that the robot was enjoying the music. And they didn't say the robot was moving to the music, they said "enjoying" the music. And we thought, why don't we take this idea, and I designed a new piece of furniture. This time it wasn't a desk lamp, it was a speaker dock, one of those things you plug your smartphone in. And I thought,
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
The new thing here is that we're going to actually land on the pad that we launched from. Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect. You take a cargo ship full of fuel, or a fuel depot, put it on that booster, get that in orbit, do a docking maneuver, refuel the spaceship,
Video examples
The incredible...
After a four-year hiatus, work quickly picked up pace with the addition of more hubs, airlocks, docks, and an observation cupola for stunning 360-degree views of our world and beyond. Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators
Video examples
Seal Swims into City...
a hungry city but these tradesmen have gone soft on an animal most fishermen would see as the enemy I think she's camera shy when I first saw it was dark and write down the other end of the dock there and I was coming down the stairs from the change room and
Video examples
Smash fear, learn...
And this routine went on for some time. When I was seven I went to summer camp. My parents found it necessary for peace of mind. And at noon each day the campers would go to a pond, where they had floating docks. You could jump off the end into the deep end.
Video examples
Can you solve the dark...
and type in the coordinates of your final destination. A 15-parsec jump leaves you running on fumes, but ready to dock with the precursor space station. Time to put this alien tech to work and make life better for everyone in the galaxy.
Video examples
The coelacanth: A living...
came across a prehistoric looking, gleaming blue fish hauled up at the nearby docks. She had a hunch that this strange, 1.5 meter long specimen was important but couldn't preserve it in time to be studied and had it taxidermied.
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
When adenosine docks to these receptors, it activates a cascade of biochemical reactions that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy.
Video examples
The dangers of...
is a knife that you have never touched that is very important to know especially if you're in the dock and you're innocent so forensic science isn't always the opener shut case that we might think it is it is possible that
Video examples
Big Time Gamble PIPE...
express to port Police okay we're proceeding the dock wise is at the
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Quote examples
Donna Rice
American Celebrity
Before the boat docked, however, he confessed because he was contemplating running for president, he couldn't separate from his wife. I believed him when he told me he faced a difficult choice between pursuing personal happiness and his political destiny.
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Luanne Rice
American Novelist
I went to Cork, Ireland, and stood on the dock some of my ancestors had left from. I felt their ghosts gather round me, and I cried to imagine what it must have felt like - leaving that beautiful land and those beloved people, knowing it was forever.
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Eddie Vedder
American Musician
I just have this deep kind of connection to reality of being like... in a way, I feel like a dock worker. I want to stay in connection with my dock-worker side, 'cause that's how I grew up.
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Kevin Eubanks
American Musician
People see my current success but don't realize I've worked hard to get where I am. I used to clean garbage off the Philadelphia docks and put a lot of time into developing my music.
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Tamer Hassan
English Actor
I've got to tell you, I'm not really a tie man. I'll wear a tie if I have to: If I'm standing in the dock and it looks like I'm facing 20 years, then I'll definitely wear the tie!
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Martin Freeman
English Actor
The Hobbit' would have been very difficult to pass on, do you know what I mean? It's not the kind of ship that comes into dock very often.
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John Constable
English Artist
I know dock leaves pretty well, but I should not attempt to introduce them into a picture without having them before me.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
British Actor
For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.
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Freddie Ljungberg
Swedish Coach
I have a house with its own dock and I can take my boat out when I want.
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Paul Rodgers
English Musician
My dad worked on the Middlesbrough docks.
Quote examples
Donna Rice
American Celebrity
Before the boat docked, however, he confessed because he was contemplating running for president, he couldn't separate from his wife. I believed him when he told me he faced a difficult choice between pursuing personal happiness and his political destiny.
Quote examples
Luanne Rice
American Novelist
I went to Cork, Ireland, and stood on the dock some of my ancestors had left from. I felt their ghosts gather round me, and I cried to imagine what it must have felt like - leaving that beautiful land and those beloved people, knowing it was forever.
Quote examples
Eddie Vedder
American Musician
I just have this deep kind of connection to reality of being like... in a way, I feel like a dock worker. I want to stay in connection with my dock-worker side, 'cause that's how I grew up.
Quote examples
Kevin Eubanks
American Musician
People see my current success but don't realize I've worked hard to get where I am. I used to clean garbage off the Philadelphia docks and put a lot of time into developing my music.
Quote examples
Tamer Hassan
English Actor
I've got to tell you, I'm not really a tie man. I'll wear a tie if I have to: If I'm standing in the dock and it looks like I'm facing 20 years, then I'll definitely wear the tie!
Quote examples
Martin Freeman
English Actor
The Hobbit' would have been very difficult to pass on, do you know what I mean? It's not the kind of ship that comes into dock very often.
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John Constable
English Artist
I know dock leaves pretty well, but I should not attempt to introduce them into a picture without having them before me.
Quote examples
Daniel Day-Lewis
British Actor
For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.
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Freddie Ljungberg
Swedish Coach
I have a house with its own dock and I can take my boat out when I want.
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Paul Rodgers
English Musician
My dad worked on the Middlesbrough docks.
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