- shore
- noun1 land along the edge of a sea/lakeADJECTIVE▪ golden, sandy▪
on the golden shores of beautiful Bali
▪ lake, ocean, sea (usually seashore)▪ rocky▪ barren, exposed, wilder (figurative)▪a Belgian artist from the wilder shores of Flemish nationalism
▪ distant, far, farther, opposite, other▪Meg was pointing to the far shore.
▪ near▪ east, north, etc.▪Lake Michigan's north shore
▪ eastern, northern, etc.▪The path ran along the southern shore of the lake.
▪ lakeVERB + SHORE▪ approach, reach▪ leave▪ follow, hug▪We sailed until midnight, hugging the shore.
▪ line▪Four thousand spectators lined the shores.
▪ hit, lap, lap against▪the sound of waves lapping the shore
▪ be found on, be washed up on▪A dolphin was found washed up on the shore.
SHORE + NOUN▪ bird, crab▪ leave▪sailors on shore leave
▪ excursionPREPOSITION▪ along the shore▪We walked along the shores of the lake together.
▪ around the shore of▪The route goes around the shore of Derwent Water.
▪ at the shore▪We spent our vacation at the shore (= near the beach). (AmE)
▪ by the shore▪We strolled by the shore after dinner.
▪ close to the shore, near the shore▪The sea appears calm near the shore.
▪ from (a/the) shore▪just a few miles from shore
▪He waited, watching from the shore.
▪ on (a/the) shore▪The others were now safely on shore.
▪There are a lot of rocks on that shore.
▪ on the shores of▪The hotel is situated on the sheltered shores of the Moray Firth.
▪ to the shore, towards/toward the shore▪The hotel's gardens stretch down to the lake shore.
▪ shore of▪the shores of the Mediterranean
2 shores particular countryADJECTIVE▪ British, US, etc.▪ foreign, native▪ our, these▪the ship in which Columbus first sailed to these shores
VERB + SHORES▪ arrive on, come to, grace (BrE), hit, reach, return to▪the most thought-provoking movie to hit these shores in recent years
▪He was glad to return to his native shores.
▪ leave▪ defend▪We will fight to the death to defend our shores.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond the shore▪The decisions concerning the future of the company will be taken beyond these shores.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.