| NOUN | object | shore | the land along the edge of a body of water |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abhor ... Zocor: 121 rhymes with aor... | |
| Meaning | The land along the edge of a body of water. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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