| Main Entry: | levee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embankment |
Synonyms: |
bank, breakwater, dam, earthwork, mound |
| Notes: | a levee is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea, while a levy is a charge or tax imposed and collected |
| Main Entry: | bank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ground bounding waters |
Synonyms: |
beach, cay, cliff, coast, edge, embankment, lakefront, lakeshore, lakeside, ledge, levee, oceanfront, reef, riverfront, riverside, seabank, seaboard, seafront, shore, strand, streamside, waterfront |
| Main Entry: | berth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harbor; bunk |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, bed, bedroom, billet, compartment, cot, dock, hammock, haven, jetty, levee, pier, port, quay, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | dam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embankment, wall |
Synonyms: |
bank, barrage, barrier, dike, ditch, gate, grade, hindrance, levee, milldam, millpond, obstruction, weir |
| Notes: | a dam is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water while damn is used as an expletive meaning cursed, condemned to hell |
| Main Entry: | dock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waterfront |
Synonyms: |
berth, embarkment, harbor, jetty, landing, landing pier, levee, lock, marina, pier, quay, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | pier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; place for boats |
Synonyms: |
berth, buttress, column, dam, dock, jetty, landing, levee, mole, pierage, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, post, promenade, quay, slip, upright, wharf |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebratory party |
Synonyms: |
buffet, dinner, do*, entertainment, function, gathering, levee, matinee, soiree, supper, tea |
| Main Entry: | wall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, divider |
Synonyms: |
bank, bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, curb, dam, embankment, enclosure, facade, fence, fortification, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, levee, limitation, palisade, panel, paneling, parapet, partition, rampart, restriction, retainer, roadblock, screen, side, stockade, stop, surface |
| Main Entry: | wharf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boat storage |
Synonyms: |
berth, breakwater, dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay, slip |
| Main Entry: | breakwater |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jetty |
Synonyms: |
barrier, embankment, levee, pier, seawall, wharf |