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wharf

/ˈwɔɹf/noun, verb1 syllable

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

Synonyms for wharf5

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

pier, wharfage, dock

verb, as in come into or dock at a wharf

moor, berth

What does wharf mean?6

noun

1

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

verb

1

come into or dock at a wharf“the big ship wharfed in the evening”

2

provide with a wharf“Wharf the mouth of the river”

3

store on a wharf“Wharf the merchandise”

4

discharge at a wharf“wharf the passengers”

5

moor at a wharf“The ship was wharfed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wharf?2

one syllable

dwarfmorph
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Wharf in a sentence

  • The wharf was always busy, even when the ships had yet to arrive.AlanF_US
  • The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.CK
  • The fishing village cats strolled randomly up and down the wharf.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wharf

as a noun

plural
wharves

as a verb

third-person singular
wharfs
present participle
wharfing
past participle
wharfed
past tense
wharfed