PORT Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word port. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PORT
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haven | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | ||||||||
anchorage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a city in south central Alaska • a fee for anchoring • place for vessels to anchor • the act of anchoring • the condition of being secured to a base • the provision of a sense of security or steadfastness | ||||||||
berth | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a job in an organization • a place where a craft can be made fast • a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers verb • provide with a berth • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf | ||||||||
dock | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • 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 • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||||
harbor | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo • a place of refuge and comfort and security verb • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) • keep in one's possession; of animals • hold back a thought or feeling about | ||||||||
jetty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||||
marina | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | ||||||||
mooring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a place where a craft can be made fast • (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place | ||||||||
quay | nounn | |||||||
noun • wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | ||||||||
seaport | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | ||||||||
larboard | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose adjective satellite • located on the left side of a ship or aircraft | ||||||||
port wine | nounn | |||||||
noun • sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal | ||||||||
backboard | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball • a board used to support the back of someone or something | ||||||||
embrasure | nounn | |||||||
noun • an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | ||||||||
harbour | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo • a place of refuge and comfort and security verb • secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) • keep in one's possession; of animals • hold back a thought or feeling about • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | ||||||||
interface | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) • (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system • the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other • (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | ||||||||
left | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north • of or belonging to the political or intellectual left noun • location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east • those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare • the hand that is on the left side of the body • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left • a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east adverb • toward or on the left; also used figuratively adjective satellite • not used up • intended for the left hand | ||||||||
porthole | nounn | |||||||
noun • a window in a ship or airplane • an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | ||||||||
porto | nounn | |||||||
noun • port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine |