shore
1the 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.
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
1synonym study For shore
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Other definitions for shore (2 of 4)
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
2Other words for shore
Other definitions for shore (3 of 4)
to threaten (someone).
to offer or proffer (something).
Origin of shore
3Other definitions for Shore (4 of 4)
Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
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How to use shore in a sentence
Their jobs are being revolutionized by information technology or off shored to English-speaking Indians.
The U.N. speech shored up his domestic political base, but at a cost.
He found himself in the mouth of a low passage, unpaved and shored up with rough timbers in the manner of a mine-working.
Dope | Sax RohmerIts sides were formed sometimes of shored planking set on end, but more often of withes cunningly wattled together.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. CobbIt was as though someone had shored up the house with a frame of metal and then laboriously concealed the evidence.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik Pohl
It was shored up with tamarac poles and when the camp was abandoned Paul pulled up this cribbing.
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan | W. B. LaugheadThe walls were cut in the rock, and the roof here and there shored up with heavy timber props.
The Air Pirate | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
British Dictionary definitions for shore (1 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) /
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
(tr) to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore
Origin of shore
1British Dictionary definitions for shore (2 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) /
a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc
(tr often foll by up) to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore
Origin of shore
2Derived forms of shore
- shoring, noun
British Dictionary definitions for shore (3 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) /
Australian and NZ a past tense of shear
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