shore 1 (shôr, sh r)n. 1. The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast. 2. Land; country. Often used in the plural: far from our native shores. 3. Land as opposed to water: a sailor with an assignment on shore. [Middle English shore, from Old English scora; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| shore 2 (shôr, shr) tr.v. shored, shor·ing, shores To support by or as if by a prop: shored up the sagging floors; shored up the peace initiative. n. A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support. [Middle English shoren, from shore, prop, probably from Middle Low German sch re, barrier, or Middle Dutch scre, prop.] |
| shore 3 (shôr, shr) v. Archaic A past tense of shear. |
shore1
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river Related adj littoral
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a. land, as opposed to water (esp in the phrase on shore)
b. (as modifier) shore duty
3. (Law) Law the tract of coastland lying between the ordinary marks of high and low water
4. (often plural) a country his native shores
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore
[probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōre; compare Old High German scorra cliff; see shear]
shore2
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc.
vb
(tr; often foll by up) to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore
[from Middle Dutch schōre; related to Old Norse skortha prop]
shoring n
shore3
vb
Austral and NZ a past tense of shear
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shore - the land along the edge of a body of waterbeach - an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land ocean - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" shoreline - a boundary line between land and water strand - a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) |
| 2. |  shore - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide supportbeam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | |
| Verb | 1. | shore - serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees" |
| 2. | shore - arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" | |
| 3. | shore - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" bolster - prop up with a pillow or bolster |
shore
noun beach, coast, sands, strand (poetic), lakeside, waterside, seaboard (chiefly U.S.), foreshore, seashore He made it to the shore after leaving the boat.
Related words
adjective littoral
adjective littoral
Translations
shore [ˈʃɔːr]
shore:
shore1
shore2
shore area
n → Uferzone f, → Uferregion f
shore dinner
n (US) → Meeresfrüchte pl
shore leave
n (Naut) → Landurlaub m
shoreline
n → Wasserlinie f, → Uferlinie f
shore pass
n (Naut) → Landurlaubsschein m
shore patrol
n (US) → Küstenstreife f, → Küstenpatrouille f (der US-Marine)
shoreward(s)
shore1
n
(= seashore, lake shore) → Ufer nt, → Gestade nt (liter); (= beach) → Strand m; these shores (fig) → dieses Land, diese Gestade pl (liter); he returned to his native shores → er kehrte zurück zu heimatlichen Gefilden; a house on the shores of the lake → ein Haus am Seeufer; no invader has since set foot on these shores → seitdem hat kein Eroberer mehr diesen Boden betreten
shore2
n (Min, Naut) → Stützbalken m, → Strebe f
shore [ʃɔːʳ] vt to shore up (tunnel, wall) → puntellare (fig) → consolidare; (prices) → mantenere
shore [ʃɔːʳ] vt to shore up (tunnel, wall) → puntellare (fig) → consolidare; (prices) → mantenere
shore1 [ʃɔːʳ] n (of sea) → riva; (of lake) → sponda, riva; (beach) → spiaggia; (coast) → costa
on shore → a terra
to go on shore → sbarcare
the ship hugged the shore → la nave navigava sotto costa
shore1 [ʃɔːʳ] n (of sea) → riva; (of lake) → sponda, riva; (beach) → spiaggia; (coast) → costa
on shore → a terra
to go on shore → sbarcare
the ship hugged the shore → la nave navigava sotto costa
shore [ʃɔːʳ] vt to shore up (tunnel, wall) → puntellare (fig) → consolidare; (prices) → mantenere
shore1 [ʃɔːʳ] n (of sea) → riva; (of lake) → sponda, riva; (beach) → spiaggia; (coast) → costa
on shore → a terra
to go on shore → sbarcare
the ship hugged the shore → la nave navigava sotto costa
shore1 [ʃɔːʳ] n (of sea) → riva; (of lake) → sponda, riva; (beach) → spiaggia; (coast) → costa
on shore → a terra
to go on shore → sbarcare
the ship hugged the shore → la nave navigava sotto costa
n shore [ʃoː]
land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore. strand شاطئ، ضِفَّه бряг břeh, pobřeží kyst; på land das Ufer ακτή θάλασσας, όχθη λίμνης ή ποταμού costa, playa rand, kallas ساحل ranta rivage חוֹף किनारा, तीर obala, žal (tenger)part pantai strönd; land spiaggia 岸 (바다, 강, 호숫가의) 육지 krantas krasts pesisir kust strand, kyst, land brzeg praia coastă, ţărm, litoral берег, побережье breh, pobrežie obala obala strand, kust ชายฝั่ง kıyı, sahil 岸，濱 берег ساحل bờ biển 岸，滨
shore → ساحل břeh kyst Küste όχθη orilla ranta rivage obala riva 岸 바닷가 kust kyst brzeg costa берег kust ชายฝั่ง kıyı bờ 岸
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|