Dream Dictionary

Docks

To dream that you are on the docks, signifies that you are about to make an unfavorable journey.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  • 2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: dock, sorrel, sour grass]
  • 3: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
  • 4: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded [syn: dock, loading dock]
  • 5: 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 ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn: dock, dockage, docking facility]
  • 6: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
  • 7: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, bob, dock]
  • v. 1: come into dock; "the ship docked" [ant: undock]
  • 2: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
  • 3: deduct from someone's wages
  • 4: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail, bob]
  • 5: maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" [ant: undock]