Antonyms for berth
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : burth |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɜrθ |
Definition of berth
Origin :- 1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on a ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations by 1778.
- noun harbor; bunk
- noun position of responsibility
- I'm sorry for you an' the crew,' says he, 'an' I wisht I hadn't took the berth.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The ships did not get clear without some trouble, and we thought it wisest to shift our berth.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- We thought it best to give these dare-devils a berth, and so we left them.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The schooner ahead of us had to cut, and she shifted her berth outside of us.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- When we reached New York, our chief mate left us, and I was offered the berth.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I had got to be first-captain of the forecastle, a berth I held to the end of the cruise.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- All this was done, I getting a berth from which I could see the female.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- So far all was well, and I began to look about me for a berth.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- After sounding me for some time, he inquired if I had any berth.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- On his berth lay a letter addressed to her, and another to me.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for berth
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