A diminutive form of male given names containing the element bert, such as Albert or Robert, also used as a formal given name.

Alternative form of Ernie and Bert

(informal) Two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different.

A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). / Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) / A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.

(transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth/berthing / (astronautics) To use a device to bring a spaceship into its berth/dock / (transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to

Originally, a system for the identification of criminals making use of anthropometric measurements — including head size, arm span, scars, distinguishing features and the like. The usage has been extended to encompass a means of identification of racing greyhounds.

simple past tense and past participle of berth

(chemistry) Any non-stoichiometric compound.

A diminutive of Bertram, Albert or of any male given names ending in -bert. / A surname.

plural of berth