A quay is a platform built parallel to the shore where ships can tie up to. A pier is another four letter word where a ship can dock.
Pier, Quay, Dock, or possibly Moor.
cut
dock, port
dock is a four letter word for a place where boats are parked.
a dock
port, gulf, dock, hold
chop, crop, cull, dock, dolt ....
punt scow
prow
sail
Rose, balm, lily, arum, dock, iris, and sage.
Seat
wire
Move or maybe jump?