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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.
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.
[Middle English shoren, from shore, prop, probably from Middle Low German schōre, barrier, or Middle Dutch scōre, prop.]
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]
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
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 – coast1. '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
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| 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 |
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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
adjective littoral
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shore
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Translations
سَاحِلشاطئ، ضِفَّه
břehpobřeží
kystbred
bordo
ranta
obala
part
strönd; land
岸
바닷가
oraripa
krantas
krasts
malţărm
obala
kuststrand
ชายฝั่ง
bờ
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shore
[ˈʃɔːr] shores npl (= country) our shores → notre pays m
shore up
vt sep [+ building, tunnel, structure] → étayer
[+ economy] → consolidershore leave n → permission f à terre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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)
shore
1n
(= 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
shore
2n (Min, Naut) → Stützbalken m, → Strebe f
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shore
[ʃɔːʳ] vt to shore up (tunnel, wall) → puntellare (fig) → consolidare; (prices) → mantenereshore
1 [ʃɔːʳ] n (of sea) → riva; (of lake) → sponda, riva; (beach) → spiaggia; (coast) → costaon shore → a terra
to go on shore → sbarcare
the ship hugged the shore → la nave navigava sotto costa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009