shore

shore: noun

1 land along the edge of a sea/lake

ADJECTIVE

▪ 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.

▪ lake

VERB + 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

▪ excursion

PREPOSITION

▪ 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 country

ADJECTIVE

▪ 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.

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Synonyms:

Coast, beach, strand, sea-board, sea-side, sea-coast / Prop, support, stay, brace, buttress

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Shore — steht für den Werkstoffkennwert Shore Härte, siehe Härte#Härteprüfung nach Shore die Droge Heroin Shore oder Schore ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Allan N. Schore (* 1943), US amerikanischer Psychologe Daryl Shore (* 1970), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shore — Shore, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shore — n Shore, coast, beach, strand, bank, littoral, foreshore are comparable when they mean land bordering a body or stream of water. Shore is the general word for the land immediately bordering on the sea, a lake, or a large stream. Coast denotes the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shore — Ⅰ. shore [1] ► NOUN 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, etc. 2) (also shores) literary a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: distant shores. ● in shore Cf. ↑in shore ● … English terms dictionary
Shore — Shore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.] To support by a shore or shores; to prop; usually with up; as, to shore up a building. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shore — Shore, v. t. To set on shore. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shore — [ʆɔː ǁ ʆɔːr] verb shore something → up phrasal verb [transitive] to help a system or organization that is likely to fail or is not working well: • The company was shored up by an emergency infusion of cash from its main bank … Financial and business terms
shore up — (something) to make something stronger by supporting it. Part of the roof collapsed, and emergency workers had to shore up walls to prevent further damage. Central banks try to shore the economy up by lowering interest rates … New idioms dictionary
shore — shore1 [shôr] n. [ME schore < OE * score (akin to MLowG schore) < or akin to scorian, to jut out < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > HARVEST] 1. land at or near the edge of a body of water, esp. along an ocean, large lake, etc. 2. land as… … English World dictionary
Shore — Shore, n. A sewer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shore — Shore, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor, OD. schoore, Icel. skor?a, and perhaps to E. shear, as being a piece cut off.] A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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