English noun: berth |
1. | berth (act) a job in an organization |
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| Samples | He occupied a post in the treasury.
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| Synonyms | billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot |
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| Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood |
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2. | berth (location) a place where a craft can be made fast |
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| Synonyms | moorage, mooring, slip |
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| Broader (hypernym) | anchorage, anchorage ground |
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3. | berth (artifact) a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers |
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| Synonyms | built in bed, bunk |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bed |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | lower, lower berth, upper, upper berth |
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