Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pier

3 senses of pier

Sense 1
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
       => platform -- (a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform")

Sense 2
pier -- ((architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows))
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")

Sense 3
pier -- (a support for two adjacent bridge spans)
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")