Associations to the word «Berth»

Wiktionary

BERTH, noun. A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc).
BERTH, noun. Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
BERTH, noun. A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
BERTH, noun. (nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
BERTH, noun. A job or position, especially on a ship.
BERTH, noun. (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
BERTH, noun. (sports) position on the field of play
BERTH, verb. (transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
BERTH, verb. (transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to

Dictionary definition

BERTH, noun. A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury".
BERTH, noun. A place where a craft can be made fast.
BERTH, noun. A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers.
BERTH, verb. Provide with a berth.
BERTH, verb. Secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat".
BERTH, verb. Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.