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Definitions for Shore

[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 . the space between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.
[5] of, relating to, or located on land, especially land along the edge of a body of water: a marine on shore duty.
[6] a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
[7] to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usually followed by up ): to shore up a roof; government subsidies to shore up falling corn prices.
[8] to threaten (someone).
[9] to offer or proffer (something).
[10] Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
[11] the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river Related adjective: littoral
[12] land, as opposed to water (esp in the phrase on shore ) (as modifier ) shore duty
[13] law the tract of coastland lying between the ordinary marks of high and low water
[14] (often plural) a country his native shores
[15] (tr) to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore
[16] a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc
[17] (tr often foll by up ) to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore
[18] Australian and NZ a past tense of shear

Words related to Shore

beach, coast, seashore, border, bank, sand, seaboard, waterfront, riverbank, brim, embankment, margin, brink, strand, lakeshore, lakeside, shingle, coastland, seacoast, littoral

Words nearby Shore

shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore, shore bird, shore bug, shore crab, shore dinner, shore fly

Origin of Shore

31325–75; Middle English (Scots ) schore < ?

Word origin for Shore

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

Synonyms for Shore

bank, beach, border, coast, riverbank, sand, seaboard, seashore, waterfront, brim, brink, coastland, embankment, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, riverside, sands, seacoast, shingle, strand