Synonyms of the word pier


PIERDOCK - PLATFORM - SUPPORT - WHARF - WHARFAGE

pier

  • n. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide…
  • n. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
  • n. (US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
  • n. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
  • n. (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

dock

  • n. Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially…
  • n. A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.
  • n. The fleshy root of an animal's tail.
  • n. The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked.
  • n. (obsolete) The buttocks or anus.
  • n. A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
  • v. (transitive) To cut off a section of an animal's tail.
  • v. (transitive) To reduce (wages); to deduct from.
  • v. (transitive) To cut off, bar, or destroy.
  • n. A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
  • n. The body of water between two piers.
  • n. A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.
  • n. A section of a hotel or restaurant.
  • n. (electronics) A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop…
  • n. (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications,…
  • n. An act of docking; joining two things together.
  • v. (intransitive) To land at a harbour.
  • v. To join two moving items.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where…
  • n. Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
  • v. (cooking) To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in…

platform

  • n. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
  • n. A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune.
  • n. A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
  • n. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.
  • n. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
  • n. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific…
  • n. (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
  • n. (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
  • n. (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
  • n. (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
  • n. (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
  • v. (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform.
  • v. (transitive) To place on a platform.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
  • v. (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform.

support

  • n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
  • n. Financial or other help.
  • n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
  • n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
  • n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
  • n. Evidence.
  • n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
  • n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
  • v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
  • v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
  • v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
  • v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
  • v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
  • v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
  • v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
  • v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
  • v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
  • v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

wharf

  • n. A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
  • n. The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.

wharfage

  • n. A dock; quay; or pier.
  • n. A fee charged for using a wharf.

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