berth
A bed or bunk on a ship or train where you sleep.
A fixed bed or bunk, especially on a ship or train, where a person can sleep.
A specific place at a port where a ship stops and is tied to the land.
A designated place at a dock, quay, or wharf where a ship is moored and can load or unload.
A place that a player or team wins, for example a place in the starting team or in the playoffs.
A place or position that a person or team earns, especially a place on a team’s main lineup or in the next round of a competition.
The space you keep between you and a person or thing, usually to stay safe or avoid problems.
An amount of space kept between oneself and someone or something, usually for safety or to avoid trouble, especially in the phrase "a wide berth".
To move a ship to the place where it will stop at the port and tie it there.
To bring a ship alongside a dock or into a berth and secure it there.
To give someone a place to sleep on a ship or train.
To provide or arrange a sleeping place, especially a berth, for someone on a ship or train.
- Base: berth
- Plural: berths
- Base: berth
- 3rd Person Singular: berths
- Present Participle: berthing
- Past: berthed
give [someone/something] a wide berth
1stay well away from something
To stay far away from a person or thing, usually because they are dangerous, unpleasant, or cause problems.
- I’d give that neighborhood a wide berth after midnight.
- Most employees give him a wide berth when he’s in a bad mood.
- Cyclists should give parked cars a wide berth to avoid accidents.
playoff berth
1place in the playoffs
A place in the playoff round that a team wins by doing well in the regular season.
- The victory secured a playoff berth for the team.
- They can clinch a playoff berth with one more win.
starting berth
1place in the starting lineup
The place of a player who is chosen to begin the game on the field or court, not on the bench.
- She finally earned a starting berth after three seasons as a substitute.
- He is competing with two other defenders for a starting berth.