Ampfer — meaning in English

English meaning

• dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
• sorrel noun A leafy plant (genus Rumex) with a sharp, sour taste, sometimes used in salads or soups.

Senses

Ampfer is used for these senses in English:

• dock Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
• sorrel Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

dock — full definition

1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

sorrel — full definition

1. noun A leafy plant (genus Rumex) with a sharp, sour taste, sometimes used in salads or soups.
2. noun A reddish-brown color, especially describing the coat of a horse.

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