Dictionary Check: wharf

"wharf" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

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

Synonyms:
verb

provide with a wharf

Example: "Wharf the mouth of the river"
verb

store on a wharf

Example: "Wharf the merchandise"
verb

discharge at a wharf

Example: "wharf the passengers"
verb

come into or dock at a wharf

Example: "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
Synonyms:
verb

moor at a wharf

Example: "The ship was wharfed"

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