shore
1
[ shawr, shohr ]
/ ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /
noun
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
some particular country: my native shore.
land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore.
Law.
the space between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.
adjective
of, relating to, or located on land, especially land along the edge of a body of water: a marine on shore duty.
Origin of shore
1
1300–50; Middle English
schore, Old English
scora; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
schore; perhaps akin to
shear
SYNONYMS FOR shore
1
strand,
margin.
Shore,
bank,
beach,
coast refer to an edge of land abutting on an ocean, lake, or other large body of water.
Shore is the general word:
The ship reached shore.
Bank denotes the land along a river or other watercourse, sometimes steep but often not:
The river flows between its banks.
Beach refers to sandy or pebbly margins along a shore, especially those made wider at ebb tide:
a private beach for bathers.
Coast applies only to land along an ocean:
the Pacific coast.
Words nearby shore
shoptalk,
shopwalker,
shopwindow,
shopworn,
shoran,
shore,
shore bird,
shore bug,
shore crab,
shore dinner,
shore fly
Definition for shore (2 of 4)
shore
2
[ shawr, shohr ]
/ ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /
noun
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.
verb (used with object), shored, shor·ing.
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.
Origin of shore
2
1300–50; (noun) Middle English; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
schore prop; (v.)
shoren, derivative of the noun
Definition for shore (3 of 4)
shore
3
[ shawr, shohr ]
/ ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /
verb (used with object), shored, shor·ing. Scot. and North England.
to threaten (someone).
to offer or proffer (something).
Origin of shore
3
1325–75; Middle English (Scots)
schore < ?
Definition for shore (4 of 4)
Shore
[ shawr, shohr ]
/ ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /
noun
Jane,1445?–1527,
mistress of Edward IV of England.
Example sentences from the Web for shore
British Dictionary definitions for shore (1 of 3)
shore
1
/ (ʃɔː) /
noun
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river
Related adjective: littoral
- land, as opposed to water (esp in the phrase on shore)
- (as modifier)shore duty
law
the tract of coastland lying between the ordinary marks of high and low water
(often plural)
a country
his native shores
verb
(tr)
to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore
Word Origin for shore
C14: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
schōre; compare Old High German
scorra cliff; see
shear
British Dictionary definitions for shore (2 of 3)
shore
2
/ (ʃɔː) /
noun
a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc
verb
(tr often foll by up)
to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore
Derived forms of shore
shoring, nounWord Origin for shore
C15: from Middle Dutch
schōre; related to Old Norse
skortha prop