PIER Antonyms

• an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

• land on a beach

• a small inlet

• small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

• 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

• 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

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• a place of refuge and comfort and security

• 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

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• an intermediate platform in a staircase

• structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

• the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)

• the act of coming to land after a voyage

• a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers

• wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• provide with a wharf

• store on a wharf

• discharge at a wharf

• come into or dock at a wharf

• moor at a wharf