shore
noun
1. the land along the edge of a body of water
Definition categories: object, formation
2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
Similar word(s): shoring
Definition categories: man–made, beam
Sentences with shore as a noun:
- The seamen were serving on shore instead of in ships.
- The passengers signed up for shore tours.
- The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
verb
1. serve as a shore to
- The river was shored by trees
Definition categories: stative, border, bound
2. arrive on shore
Similar word(s): land
Definition categories: motion, arrive, come, get
3. support by placing against something solid or rigid
- shore and buttress an old building
Similar word(s): prop
Definition categories: contact, hold, support, sustain
Sentences with shore as a verb:
- My family shored me up after I failed the GED.