shore | |
1. n. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. | |
lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; | |
2. n. (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port. | |
The seamen were serving on shore instead of in ships. | |
The passengers signed up for shore tours. | |
3. v. (obsolete) To set on shore. | |
4. n. A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it. | |
The shores stayed upright during the earthquake. | |
5. v. (transitive, without up) To provide with support. | |
6. v. (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure). | |
My family shored me up after I failed the GED. | |
The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water. | |
7. v. simple past tense of shear | |
8. n. (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer. | |
9. v. (Scotland, archaic) To warn or threaten. | |
10. v. (Scotland, archaic) To offer. | |