shore

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shore

The ship landed on the shore.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The land along the edge of a body of water: The "shore" is the land bordering an ocean, sea, lake, or large river.
    • A beam or timber used for support: A "shore" is a prop or beam placed against a structure to hold it up or prevent it from collapsing.

  2. Verb:

    • To support or prop up: To "shore" something means to support it, often with a beam or timber, to make it stable or prevent it from falling.
    • To arrive or bring to the land at the edge of water: To "shore" can mean to come to or bring something to the shore from the water.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Land edge):
    • We walked along the sandy shore of the lake.
    • The shipwrecked sailors were relieved to see the shore.
  • Noun (Support beam):
    • The workers used wooden shores to support the old wall during the renovation.
  • Verb (To support):
    • They had to shore up the foundation of the house to prevent further damage.
  • Verb (To arrive at shore):
    • The damaged boat finally shored near a small fishing village.
Advanced Usage
  • "To shore up": This phrasal verb is the most common usage of the verb form. It means to support, strengthen, or reinforce something, often a structure, an argument, or an institution.
    • The government took measures to shore up the failing economy.
    • We need to shore up our defenses before the storm hits.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shoring (n): The action or system of supporting a structure with props.
    • Temporary shoring was installed for safety.
  • Shoreline (n): The line where a body of water meets the land. (This is a compound word, not a direct variant of the verb/noun "shore").
  • Foreshore (n): The part of a shore between high and low water marks. (This is a compound word).
Synonyms
  • Noun (Land edge): Coast, beach, waterfront, bank (of a river), strand.
  • Noun (Support): Prop, brace, buttress, strut, support.
  • Verb (To support): Prop up, brace, buttress, reinforce, underpin.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Shore up: To support or strengthen.
    • The new evidence helped to shore up her theory.
Related Idioms
  • "On shore": On land, as opposed to on a ship or in the water.
    • The sailors were happy to be on shore after a long voyage.
  • "To shore something against one's ruins": A literary phrase meaning to find support or solace in something during difficult times. (This is an allusion to T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land").
    • In his grief, he shored these fragments against his ruins.
shore

The ship landed on the shore.

Noun
  1. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
  2. the land along the edge of a body of water
Verb
  1. support by placing against something solid or rigid
    • shore and buttress an old building
  2. arrive on shore
    • The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
  3. serve as a shore to
    • The river was shored by trees

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