NOUN | object | shore | the land along the edge of a body of water |
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artifact | shore, shoring | a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support | |
VERB | stative | shore | serve as a shore to |
motion | shore, land, set ashore | arrive on shore | |
contact | shore, prop up, prop, shore up | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
Sounds | shao'r | |
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Rhymes | abhor ... Zocor: 121 rhymes with aor... |
Meaning | The land along the edge of a body of water. | |
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Category | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
ocean | A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere | |
river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) | |
Parts | beach | An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake |
shoreline | A boundary line between land and water | |
Narrower | lakeside, lakeshore | The shore of a lake |
seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast | The shore of a sea or ocean | |
strand | A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) | |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | costa, orilla, ribera | |
Catalan | costa, riba, ribera, vora | |
Verbs | shore | arrive on shore |
shore | serve as a shore to |
Meaning | A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support. | |
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Synonym | shoring | |
Broader | beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
Verbs | shore | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
Meaning | Serve as a shore to. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The river was shored by trees" | |
Broader | bound, border | form the boundary / boundary of |
Nouns | shore | the land along the edge of a body of water |
Meaning | arrive on shore. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | land, set ashore | |
Broader | arrive, get, come | reach a destination |
Spanish | apuntalar, desemarcar, desembarcar, tocar tierra | |
Nouns | shore | the land along the edge of a body of water |
Meaning | support by placing against something solid or rigid. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "shore and buttress an old building" | |
Synonyms | prop up, prop, shore up | |
Narrower | bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster |
Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
Spanish | apoyar, apuntalar | |
Catalan | apuntalar, sostenir | |
Nouns | shore | a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support |
shoring | the act of propping up with shores |
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