wharf

wharf

W0143950 (wôrf, hwôrf)n. pl. wharves (wôrvz, hwôrvz) or wharfs 1. A pier where ships or boats are tied up and loaded or unloaded.2. Obsolete A shore or riverbank.v. wharfed, wharf·ing, wharfs v.tr.1. To moor (a vessel) at a wharf.2. To take to or store (cargo) on a wharf.3. To furnish, equip, or protect with wharves or a wharf.v.intr. To berth at a wharf.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwearf.]

wharf

(wɔːf) n, pl wharves (wɔːvz) or wharfs1. (Nautical Terms) a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships2. (Nautical Terms) the wharves NZ the working area of a dock3. (Nautical Terms) an obsolete word for shore¹vb (tr) 4. (Nautical Terms) to moor or dock at a wharf5. (Nautical Terms) to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves6. (Nautical Terms) to store or unload on a wharf[Old English hwearf heap; related to Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb a turn, Old Norse hvarf circle]

wharf

(ʰwɔrf, wɔrf)

n., pl. wharves (hwôrvz, wôrvz), wharfs, n. 1. a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier. v.t. 2. to provide with a wharf or wharves. 3. to place or store on a wharf. 4. to accommodate at or bring to a wharf. v.i. 5. to tie up at a wharf; dock. [before 1050; Middle English (n.); Old English hwearf embankment, c. Middle Low German warf, werf]

wharf

A structure built of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank that provides cargo-handling facilities. A similar facility of solid construction is called a quay. See also quay.

wharf

Past participle: wharfed
Gerund: wharfing

Imperative
wharf
wharf

Present
I wharf
you wharf
he/she/it wharfs
we wharf
you wharf
they wharf

Preterite
I wharfed
you wharfed
he/she/it wharfed
we wharfed
you wharfed
they wharfed

Present Continuous
I am wharfing
you are wharfing
he/she/it is wharfing
we are wharfing
you are wharfing
they are wharfing

Present Perfect
I have wharfed
you have wharfed
he/she/it has wharfed
we have wharfed
you have wharfed
they have wharfed

Past Continuous
I was wharfing
you were wharfing
he/she/it was wharfing
we were wharfing
you were wharfing
they were wharfing

Past Perfect
I had wharfed
you had wharfed
he/she/it had wharfed
we had wharfed
you had wharfed
they had wharfed

Future
I will wharf
you will wharf
he/she/it will wharf
we will wharf
you will wharf
they will wharf

Future Perfect
I will have wharfed
you will have wharfed
he/she/it will have wharfed
we will have wharfed
you will have wharfed
they will have wharfed

Future Continuous
I will be wharfing
you will be wharfing
he/she/it will be wharfing
we will be wharfing
you will be wharfing
they will be wharfing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wharfing
you have been wharfing
he/she/it has been wharfing
we have been wharfing
you have been wharfing
they have been wharfing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wharfing
you will have been wharfing
he/she/it will have been wharfing
we will have been wharfing
you will have been wharfing
they will have been wharfing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wharfing
you had been wharfing
he/she/it had been wharfing
we had been wharfing
you had been wharfing
they had been wharfing

Conditional
I would wharf
you would wharf
he/she/it would wharf
we would wharf
you would wharf
they would wharf

Past Conditional
I would have wharfed
you would have wharfed
he/she/it would have wharfed
we would have wharfed
you would have wharfed
they would have wharfed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wharf - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boatspier, wharfage, dockbitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a riverplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shorelineshipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Verb	1.	wharf - provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	wharf - store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
	3.	wharf - discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"unload, drop off, put down, set down, discharge, drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
	4.	wharf - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"moor, berthdock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
	5.	wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

wharf

noun dock, pier, berth, quay, jetty, landing stage There were three teenagers fishing from the wharf.

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(woːf) – plurals wharfs ~wharves (woːvz) – noun a platform alongside which ships are moored for loading and unloading. 碼頭 码头