shore

shore ¹

 (shôr)

n.

1. The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.

2. often shores Land; country: far from our native shores.

3. Land as opposed to water: a sailor with an assignment on shore.

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[Middle English shore, from Old English scora; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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shore ²

 (shôr)

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.

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[Middle English shoren, from shore, prop, probably from Middle Low German schōre, barrier, or Middle Dutch scōre, prop.]

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shore ³

 (shôr)

v. Archaic

A past tense of shear.

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shore

(ʃɔː)

n

1. (Physical Geography) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river.

2. (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

(Nautical Terms) (tr) to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore

[C14: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōre; compare Old High German scorra cliff; see shear]

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shore

(ʃɔː)

n

(Building) a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc

vb

(often foll by: up) to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore

[C15: from Middle Dutch schōre; related to Old Norse skortha prop]

ˈshoring n

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shore

(ʃɔː)

vb

Austral and NZ a past tense of shear

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shore¹

(ʃɔr, ʃoʊr)

n.

1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.

2. some particular country: my native shore.

3. land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore.

4. Law. seashore (def. 2).

[before 1000; Middle English schore, Old English scora, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore]

shore²

(ʃɔr, ʃoʊr)

n., v. shored, shor•ing. n.

1. a supporting post or beam, esp. one propped against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, etc.; prop; strut.

v.t.

2. to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usu. fol. by up).

[1300–50]

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beach

– shore – coast

1. 'beach'

A beach is an area along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river that is covered with sand or small stones. You can relax or play on a beach, or use it as a place to swim from.

He walked along the beach.

Children were building sandcastles on the beach.

2. 'shore'

Shore is a more general word for the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river.

He swam towards the shore.

3. 'coast'

The coast is the border between the land and the sea, or the part of a country that is next to the sea.

We stayed in a small village on the west coast of Scotland.

There are industrial cities along the coast.

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shore

Past participle: shored
Gerund: shoring

Imperative

shore

shore

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shore - the land along the edge of a body of water beach - 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 lakeshore, lakeside - the shore of a lake 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" coast, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean 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 support shoring beam - 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" border, bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to
	2.	shore - arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" set ashore, land arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
	3.	shore - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" prop, prop up, shore up 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

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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

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shore

noun

A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure:

brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay, support, underpinning.

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Translations

سَاحِلشاطئ، ضِفَّه

břehpobřeží

kystbred

UferKüsteStrandGestade

όχθη

bordo

costaorillaplaya

ranta

rivagerivebordétançongrève

obala

part

strönd; land

rivaspiaggiaspondacostagreto

岸

바닷가

oraripa

krantas

krasts

kust

kyst

brzeg

costamargempraia

malţărm

берег

obala

kuststrand

ชายฝั่ง

kıyısahil

bờ

岸滨

shore

² [ʃɔːʳ]

A. VT to shore up (lit) → apuntalar (fig) → apoyar, reforzar, sostener

B. N (= prop) → puntal m

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shore

[ˈʃɔː^r]

n

(= coast) [sea, lake] → rivage m, rive f

(= dry land) → terre f
on shore → à terre

shores npl (= country) our shores → notre pays m

shore up

vt sep

[+ building, tunnel, structure] → étayer

[+ economy] → consolidershore leave n → permission f à terre

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shore

:

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)

adj shore wind → Seewind m; in a shore direction → in Richtung Küste or Land, landwärts

adv → landwärts, zum Land (hin)

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shore

¹

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

(= land) → Land nt; on shore → an Land

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shore

²

n (Min, Naut) → Stützbalken m, → Strebe f

vt (also shore up) → (ab)stützen; (fig) → stützen

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shore

[ʃɔːʳ] vt to shore up (tunnel, wall) → puntellare (fig) → consolidare; (prices) → mantenere

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shore

¹ [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

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shore

(ʃoː) noun

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 praia břeh, pobřeží das Ufer kyst; på land ακτή θάλασσας, όχθη λίμνης ή ποταμού costa, playa rand, kallas ساحل ranta rivageחוף किनारा, तीर obala, žal (tenger)part pantai strönd; land spiaggia 岸 (바다, 강, 호숫가의) 육지 krantas krasts pesisir kuststrand, kyst, landbrzeg ساحل praia coastă, ţărm, litoral берег, побережье breh, pobrežie obala obala strand, kust ชายฝั่ง kıyı, sahil 岸，濱 берег ساحل bờ biển 岸，滨

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shore

→ سَاحِل břeh kyst Küste όχθη orilla ranta rivage obala riva 岸 바닷가 kust kyst brzeg costa берег kust ชายฝั่ง kıyı bờ 岸

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