often attributive
1
: the land bordering a usually large body of water
specifically
: coast
2
: a boundary (as of a country) or an area within a boundary
—usually used in plural
immigrated to these shores
3
: land as distinguished from the sea
shipboard and shore duty
: a prop for preventing sinking or sagging
shored; shoring
Synonyms
Examples of shore in a Sentence
Noun (2)
the carpenter placed a shore underneath the sagging roof of the porch
Verb
a highway tunnel shored up by massive columns of concrete
used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 May 2024
The lake stretches on for 43 square miles, offering visitors the chance to find both adventure and relaxation all around its shores.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
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Noun
The sailor, who has 55 years of experience, said the orcas continued for 30 minutes — even following the boat as it was towed to shore.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 May 2024
The lake stretches on for 43 square miles, offering visitors the chance to find both adventure and relaxation all around its shores.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for shore
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“Shore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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shore
1 of 3 noun
ˈshō(ə)r 
ˈshȯ(ə)r
: the land along the edge of a body of water (as the sea)
shore
2 of 3 verb
shored; shoring
: to support with one or more bracing timbers
shore up a house foundation
shore
3 of 3 noun
: a prop or support placed under or against something to support it
Etymology
Noun
Middle English shore "the land on the edge of a body of water"
Verb
Middle English shoren "to support, brace"
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