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How to pronounce berth in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot
Type of line, occupation, job, business, line of work
Has types bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, academicianship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, rectorship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood
Type Words
Synonyms moor, tie up
Type of secure, fix, fasten
Has types wharf
Type Words
Synonyms built in bed, bunk
Type of bed
Has types upper, upper berth, lower, lower berth
Type Words
Synonyms moor, wharf
Type of dock
Type Words
Synonyms moorage, mooring, slip
Type of anchorage ground, anchorage
Type Words
Type of supply, furnish, provide, render

Examples of berth

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Anaheim can still clinch a playoff berth by winning two of its final four games.
From the usatoday.com
His outstanding play propelled Texas to a 13-1 mark and BCS title berth in 2009.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
She led Alexander Central to a national ranking and a third round playoff berth.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Other drivers will see it, and it'll warn them to give you a wide berth, Joanne.
From the kansas.com
Tampa Bay needs an unlikely combination to gain the NFC's final wild-card berth.
From the usatoday.com
Delaware is defending champion and seeking its fourth NCAA berth in seven years.
From the delawareonline.com
Liz Leer, right, and American are looking for their first NCAA tournament berth.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Flyers have clinched a playoff berth but have lost five home games in a row.
From the stltoday.com
Not for a senior quarterback for a program harboring hopes for a BCS bowl berth.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Position: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
  • Provide with a berth
  • Moor: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
  • Mooring: a place where a craft can be made fast
  • A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
  • Moor: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
  • Berth is a live CD/DVD by The Used that was released on February 6, 2007. It has since been certified gold.
  • A berth is a location in a port or harbour used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea.
  • The word berth was originally used to describe beds and sleeping accommodation on boats and ships and has now been extended to refer to similar facilities on trains, aircraft and buses.