pier
English Thesaurus
1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | platform, |
| definition | : | a raised horizontal surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | levee, |
| definition | : | a pier that provides a landing place on a river (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | quay, |
| definition | : | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bitt, bollard, |
| definition | : | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | shipside, |
| definition | : | the part of a wharf that is next to a ship (noun.location) |
2. a support for two adjacent bridge spans (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | support, |
| definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | bridge, span, |
| definition | : | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun.artifact) |
3. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | support, |
| definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | architecture, |
| definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition) |
4. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | moor at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | berth, moor, wharf, |
| definition | : | come into or dock at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dock, |
| definition | : | maneuver into a dock (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | discharge at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dock, |
| definition | : | come into dock (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | store on a wharf (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | provide with a wharf (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | moor at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | berth, moor, wharf, |
| definition | : | come into or dock at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dock, |
| definition | : | maneuver into a dock (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | discharge at a wharf (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dock, |
| definition | : | come into dock (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | store on a wharf (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | wharf, |
| definition | : | provide with a wharf (verb.possession) |
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