PIER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
   • provides access to ships and boats
   Synonym(s)
   • dock (what does dock mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • wharfage (what does wharfage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • platform (what does platform mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quay (what does quay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dock (what does dock mean?)
   • dock (what does dock mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • moor (what does moor mean?)
   • berth (what does berth mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
   • wharf (what does wharf mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a support for two adjacent bridge spans
   Hypernyms(s) pier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
   Hypernyms(s) pier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)