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    shore
    /ʃɔː/

    noun

    • 1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water: "I took the tiller and made for the shore"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHORE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SHORE definition: 1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river: 2. on the land and not in a ship: 3. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shoreShore Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SHORE is the land bordering a usually large body of water; specifically : coast. How to use shore in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › shoreSHORE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A shore is land that is located along the edge of a body of water. Shore can also be used more generally to mean any land or a particular country. As a verb, shore means to support something. If a certain area of land touches or runs alongside a body of water, it is a shore.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHORE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SHORE meaning: 1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river: 2. on the land and not in a ship: 3. a…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shoreShore - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb shore means "prop up or support," so you might shore up a house that's tilting on its foundation or shore up a failing company with an investment of money.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHORE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The shores or the shore of a sea, lake, or wide river is the land along the edge of it. Someone who is on shore is on the land rather than on a ship. They walked down to the shore.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › shoreShore - definition of shore by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Physical Geography) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river. 2. (Physical Geography) a. land, as opposed to water (esp in the phrase on shore) b. ( as modifier ): shore duty. 3. (Law) law the tract of coastland lying between the ordinary marks of high and low water.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHORE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SHORE definition: the area of land along the edge of the sea or a lake: . Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshore noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    noun. /ʃɔː (r)/ /ʃɔːr/ [countable, uncountable] the land along the edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake. a rocky/sandy shore. to swim from the boat to the shore. on the shore Rubbish of all sorts is washed up on the shore. on the shores of something a house on the shores of the lake. off shore The ship was anchored off shore. Wordfinder.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishshore noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    shore an area that is by the ocean or a lake, especially one where people go for a day or a vacation: Let's go to the shore. The reef runs along the island's north shore. coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance: California's rugged coastline