The meaning of Berth

verb

(of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.

Usage examples:

The cottages accommodate up to six people

verb

To provide space or a place for a group

Usage examples:

The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students., we certainly try to acco…

verb

To have or provide the space that someone or something needs

Usage examples:

The centre can accommodate up to 220 students., the airport simply doesn't have enough room to acco…

noun

An area off the coast which is suitable for a ship to anchor.

Usage examples:

Nato navies need to ensure they can deploy safely from home ports, on passage to operating areas, a…

proper noun

The largest city in alaska, a seaport on an inlet of the pacific ocean; population 279,243 (est. 2008).

noun

A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.

Usage examples:

A large double bed

verb

Settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.

Usage examples:

You can bed down in the shed

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

Usage examples:

Rose of tralee orla o'shea swapped her tiara for a mortarboard yesterday when she graduated from ma…

noun

A place, especially a civilian's house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sergeant gave them leave to rest while officers went in search of billets

verb

Lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house.

Usage examples:

Most of the army was billeted within the town

noun

A thick piece of wood.

Usage examples:

Tucker refused the original proposal to buy the european company's bats, instead working out a deal…

noun

A narrow shelflike bed, typically one of two or more arranged one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others cont…

verb

Sleep in a bunk or improvised bed, typically in shared quarters.

Usage examples:

They bunk together in the dormitory

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

Anyone with a brain cell would never believe such bunk

noun

A private room or compartment on a ship.

Usage examples:

She lay in her cabin on a steamer

verb

Confine within narrow bounds.

Usage examples:

Once loosed, the idea of equality is not easily cabined

noun

A separate space in an aircraft for passengers or for the people operating it, or a room on a ship equipped with beds for sleeping

Usage examples:

They gave us seats in the first-class cabin of the plane., we stayed in a cabin in the mountains fo…

noun

A separate section or part of a structure or container.

Usage examples:

There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Usage examples:

The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

noun

Any of the enclosed parts into which a space, a vehicle, or an object used for storing things is divided

Usage examples:

She folded her coat and put it in the overhead luggage compartment.

noun

A small bed with high barred sides for a baby or very young child.

Usage examples:

He should be put back into his cot to sleep

noun

A small shelter for livestock.

abbreviation

Cotangent.

Usage examples:

Tangent is usually abbreviated to tan and cotangent to cot.

noun

A long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on.

Usage examples:

I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch

verb

Express (something) in language of a specified style.

Usage examples:

The assurances were couched in general terms

verb

Treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.

Usage examples:

Cataracts, when simple, are to be couched

noun

A bed made of canvas or rope mesh suspended from two supports by cords at both ends.

Usage examples:

I love the rope hammocks but i think the mesh would be even nicer.

noun

A net or strong piece of cloth, wide enough for a person to lie on, hanging between two poles or trees to which it is attached

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

noun

(in leather-making) the hide of a young or small animal.

Usage examples:

Now with flawless tight grain kip skin leather and the best pro patterns, these gloves are sure to …

noun

The basic monetary unit of laos, equal to 100 ats.

Usage examples:

Wide fluctuations began in 1998, when the kip was valued at about 6,200 to the u.s. dollar.

noun

A unit of weight equal to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg).

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

A place where a boat or ship is moored.

Usage examples:

They tied up at water gypsy's permanent moorings

verb

Make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.

Usage examples:

Twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pierside

noun

A place to tie a boat, ship, or aircraft

noun

A large hole in the ground.

Usage examples:

I do not see any risk of these pits becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

verb

Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

Usage examples:

You'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions

verb

Remove the pit from (fruit).

Usage examples:

Leave some cherries whole so people can see later on how hard you worked pitting real cherries.

noun

A large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.

Usage examples:

Each one, after scrutiny, found something of value to add to his sack: paper, plastic bags, bits of…

verb

Dismiss from employment.

Usage examples:

Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

noun

The pillaging of a town or city.

Usage examples:

The sack of rome

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

noun

A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the postural muscles relaxed, the activity of the brain altered, and consciousness of the surroundings practically suspended.

Usage examples:

I was on the verge of sleep

verb

A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.

Usage examples:

I was on the verge of sleep