shore

n.

1. The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
2. Land; country. Often used in the plural: far from our native shores.
3. Land as opposed to water: a sailor with an assignment on shore.

[Middle English shore, from Old English scora.]

shore² (shôr, shōr)
tr.v., shored, shor·ing, shores.

To support by or as if by a prop: shored up the sagging floors; shored up the peace initiative.

n.

A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support.

[Middle English shoren, from shore, prop, probably from Middle Low German schōre, barrier, or Middle Dutch scōre, prop.]

shore³ (shôr, shōr)
v. Archaic.

A past tense of shear.

noun

A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay², support, underpinning. See support/oppose.

n

Definition: waterside
Antonyms: inland

v

Definition: reinforce
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, ruin

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n. 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.

2. (usually shores) a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: the ripples of Soviet “new thinking” had reached the distant shores of Africa.

on shore ashore; on land:

are any of the crew left on shore?

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

The land adjoining a large body of water or next to the sea. The backshore is the part normally above the high water mark but still influenced by the sea. The foreshore covers the area between high and low tide marks and is exposed at low tide. The nearshore is seaward of the foreshore and ends at the breaking point of the waves. The offshore, in coastal geomorphology, is the zone seaward of the breakers but in which material is moved by the waves.

A piece of timber to support a wall, usually set in a diagonal or oblique position, to hold the wall in place temporarily.

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IN BRIEF: The land edge of a lake, ocean or river.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. — Andre Gide (1869-1951), French writer.

The shore is the place where water and land meet. Perhaps the dreamer is experiencing an internal meeting of their emotional needs with their ego and psyche and are integrating these parts of their personality.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kyst, strand

idioms:

• in shore    ind mod kysten, nær land
• shore leave    landlov

2.
n. - støttebjælke, stiver
v. tr. - afstive, understøtte

idioms:

• shore up    afstive, understøtte

Nederlands (Dutch)
schragen, ondersteunen, kust, steunbalk, stut, schraag

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén, Naut) terre, côte, rivage, plage, grève

idioms:

• in shore    à terre
• on shore    sur la plage, à terre
• shore leave    permission de descendre à terre

2.
n. - support, poutre, cale
v. tr. - étayer, (fig) soutenir

idioms:

• shore up    étayer, (fig) soutenir

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Küste, Ufer, Strand

idioms:

• in shore    in Küstennähe
• on shore    an Land sein
• shore leave    Landurlaub

2.
n. - Stützbalken, Stütze
v. - abstützen

idioms:

• shore up    stützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακτή, όχθη, αντέρεισμα
v. - (αντι)στηρίζω, (υπο)στυλώνω

idioms:

• in shore    κοντά στην ακτή
• shore leave    (ναυτ.) άδεια εξόδου από πλοίο
• shore up    (υπο)στηρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
puntellare, costa, puntello

idioms:

• in shore    costiero
• shore leave    permesso di scendere a terra
• shore up    puntellare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - costa (f)
v. - reforçar

idioms:

• in shore    a praia mais próxima
• shore leave    permissão para ir à terra firme (milit.)
• shore up    escorar

Русский (Russian)
берег, прибойная полоса, подборка, сходить на берег, спускать на берег, плыть вдоль берега, окаймлять, подпирать, предупреждать, предлагать

idioms:

• in shore    у берега, к берегу
• shore leave    увольнение на берег
• shore up    подпирать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - costa, litoral, playa

idioms:

• in shore    cerca de la costa
• on shore    en tierra
• shore leave    permiso para bajar a tierra

2.
n. - puntal, escora
v. tr. - desembarcar, escorar, apuntalar

idioms:

• shore up    apuntalar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strand, kust
v. - stötta, stötta upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 岸, 滨, 涨潮线与退潮线中间的土地, 陆地

idioms:

• in shore    靠岸
• shore leave    上岸假, 船员上岸假期
• shore up    支持

2. 支撑, 支持, 支柱, 撑柱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 支撐, 支援
n. - 支柱, 撐柱

2.
n. - 岸, 濱, 漲潮線與退潮線中間的土地, 陸地

idioms:

• in shore    靠岸
• shore leave    上岸假, 船員上岸假期
• shore up    支撐

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 바닷가, 기슭 , 육지

idioms:

• in shore    얕은 곳에, 해안 가까이

2.
n. - 지주, 버팀목
v. tr. - 지주로 받치다, ~에 버팀목을 괴다

idioms:

• shore up    경제적으로 지지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 岸, 海岸, 陸, 地方, 支柱
v. - 支柱で支える

idioms:

• in shore    岸に近く, 浅瀬に
• shore leave    上陸許可
• shore up    支える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سناد يدعم به, شاطيء (فعل) يدعم, يسند‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוף, יבשה‬
n. - ‮מתמך, סמוכה‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך‬

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