dock /dɒ k/ (docks , docking , docked )
1 N‑COUNT [oft in/into N ] A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. □ She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats.
2 VERB When a ship docks or is docked , it is brought into a dock. □ [V ] The vessel docked at Liverpool in April 1811. □ [V n] Russian commanders docked a huge aircraft carrier in a Russian port.
3 VERB When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space. □ [V + with ] The shuttle should be capable of docking with other spacecraft in orbit. □ [V n prep] They have docked a robot module alongside the orbiting space station.
4 N‑COUNT A dock is a platform for loading vehicles or trains. [AM ] □ The truck left the loading dock with hoses still attached.
5 N‑COUNT A dock is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned. [AM ]
6 N‑SING In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits. □ What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?
7 VERB If you dock someone's wages or money, you take some of the money away. If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have. □ [V n] He threatens to dock her fee. [Also V n n]
8 → see also dry dock
dock|er /dɒ kə r / (dockers ) N‑COUNT A docker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships. [BRIT ] in AM, use longshoreman
dock|et /dɒ k I t/ (dockets )
1 N‑COUNT A docket is a certificate or ticket which shows the contents of something such as a parcel or cargo, and proves who the goods belong to. [BRIT ]
2 N‑COUNT A docket is a list of cases waiting for trial in a law court. [mainly AM ]
dock|land /dɒ klænd/ (docklands ) N‑VAR The dockland or docklands of a town or city is the area around the docks. [BRIT ]
dock|side /dɒ ksa I d/ N‑SING [oft N n] The dockside is the part of a dock that is next to the water.
do ck work|er (dock workers ) N‑COUNT A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.
dock|yard /dɒ kjɑː r d/ (dockyards ) N‑COUNT A dockyard is a place where ships are built, maintained, and repaired.
doc|tor ◆◆◇ /dɒ ktə r / (doctors , doctoring , doctored )
1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill. □ Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor. □ Doctor Paige will be here right after lunch to see her.
2 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A dentist or veterinarian can also be called doctor . [AM ]
3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The doctor's is used to refer to the surgery or office where a doctor works. □ I have an appointment at the doctor's.
4 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A doctor is someone who has been awarded the highest academic or honorary degree by a university. □ [+ of ] He is a doctor of philosophy.
5 VERB If someone doctors something, they change it in order to deceive people. □ [V n] They doctored the prints to make her look as awful as possible.
doc|tor|al /dɒ ktərəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] A doctoral thesis or piece of research is written or done in order to obtain a doctor's degree.
doc|tor|ate /dɒ ktərət/ (doctorates ) N‑COUNT A doctorate is the highest degree awarded by a university. □ He obtained his doctorate in Social Psychology.
Do c|tor of Phi|lo so|phy (Doctors of Philosophy ) N‑COUNT A Doctor of Philosophy is someone who has a PhD .
doc|tri|naire /dɒ ktr I neə r / ADJ If you say that someone is doctrinaire or has a doctrinaire attitude, you disapprove of them because they have fixed principles which they try to force on other people. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ He is firm but not doctrinaire.
doc|tri|nal /dɒktra I n ə l, [AM ] dɑː ktr I n ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Doctrinal means relating to doctrines. [FORMAL ] □ Doctrinal differences were vigorously debated among religious leaders.
doc|trine /dɒ ktr I n/ (doctrines ) N‑VAR A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones. □ [+ of ] …the Marxist doctrine of perpetual revolution.
docu|dra|ma /dɒ kjʊdrɑːmə/ (docudramas ) also docu-drama N‑VAR A docudrama is a film based on events that really happened. Docudramas are usually shown on television rather than in cinemas.
docu|ment ◆◆◇ (documents , documenting , documented ) The noun is pronounced /dɒ kjəmənt/. The verb is pronounced /dɒ kjəment/. 1 N‑COUNT A document is one or more official pieces of paper with writing on them. □ …a policy document for the Labour Party conference. □ The police officer wanted to see all our documents.
2 N‑COUNT A document is a piece of text or graphics, for example a letter, that is stored as a file on a computer and that you can access in order to read it or change it. [COMPUTING ] □ When you are finished typing, remember to save your document.