berth (n.)

  1. a job in an organization; he occupied a post in the treasury

    [ Syn: position , post , office , spot , billet , place , situation ]

  2. a place where a craft can be made fast

    [ Syn: mooring , moorage , slip ]

  3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

    [ Syn: bunk , built in bed ]

    berth (v.)

  1. provide with a berth

  2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock; tie up the boat

    [ Syn: moor , tie up ]

  3. come into or dock at a wharf; the big ship wharfed in the evening

    [ Syn: moor , wharf ]

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