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(shôr, shōr) 
n.
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.
shore3 (shôr, shōr)
v. Archaic
A past tense of shear.
n.
- The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
- Land; country. Often used in the plural: far from our native shores.
- 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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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shore
noun
- A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay2, support, underpinning. See support/oppose.
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shore
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.
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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.
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Shore
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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categories related to 'shore'
- Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - shore: land bordering a sea or ocean; coast
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This article is about land next to a body of water. For other uses of shore, see Shore (disambiguation). For other uses of shoreline, see Shoreline (disambiguation).
"Ashore" redirects here. For the June Tabor album, see Ashore (album).
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A shore or shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. In Physical Oceanography a shore is the wider fringe that is geologically modified by the action of the body of water past and present, while the beach is at the edge of the shore, representing the intertidal zone where there is one.[1] In contrast to a coast, a shore can border any body of water, while the coast must border an ocean; that is, a coast is a type of shore. Shore is often substituted for coast where an oceanic shore is meant.
Shores are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced erosion, such as waves. The geological composition of rock and soil dictates the type of shore which is created.
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External links
- "shore". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4 ed.). 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/S0360700.html.
- "shore". Merriam-Webster Online. 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore.
References
- ^ Pickard, George L.; William J. Emery (1990). Descriptive Physical Oceanography (5, illustrated ed.). Elsevier. pp. 7–8. ISBN 075062759X, 0750627597.
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Shore
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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