shore

¹

[ shawr, shohr ]

noun

1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.

   Synonyms: margin, strand

2. some particular country:

   my native shore.

3. land, as opposed to sea or water:

   a marine serving on shore.

4. Law. the space between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or located on land, especially land along the edge of a body of water:

   a marine on shore duty.

shore

²

[ shawr, shohr ]

noun

1. a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.

   Synonyms: stay, buttress, brace

verb (used with object)

, shored, shor·ing.

1. to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usually followed by up ):

   to shore up a roof; government subsidies to shore up falling corn prices.

shore

³

[ shawr, shohr ]

verb (used with object)

, Scot. and North England.

, shored, shor·ing.

1. to threaten (someone).
2. to offer or proffer (something).

Shore

⁴

[ shawr, shohr ]

noun

1. Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.

shore

¹

/ ʃɔː /

verb

1. a past tense of shear

shore

²

/ ʃɔː /

noun

1. a prop, post, or beam used to support a wall, building, ship in dry dock, etc

verb

1. troften foll byup to prop or make safe with or as if with a shore

shore

³

/ ʃɔː /

noun

1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river littoral
2. 1. land, as opposed to water (esp in the phrase on shore )
   2. ( as modifier )

      shore duty

3. law the tract of coastland lying between the ordinary marks of high and low water
4. often plural a country

   his native shores

verb

1. tr to move or drag (a boat) onto a shore

Derived Forms

• ˈshoring, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shore¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English score, Old English scora (recorded only in place names); cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore; perhaps akin to shear

Origin of shore²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun shore, score; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schore “prop”; the verb is derivative of the noun

Origin of shore³

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English ( Scots ) schore, of uncertain origin and meaning

Word History and Origins

Origin of shore¹

C15: from Middle Dutch schōre; related to Old Norse skortha prop

Origin of shore²

C14: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōre; compare Old High German scorra cliff; see shear

Synonym Study

Shore, bank, beach, coast refer to an edge of land abutting on an ocean, lake, or other large body of water. Shore is the general word: The ship reached shore. Bank denotes the land along a river or other watercourse, sometimes steep but often not: The river flows between its banks. Beach refers to sandy or pebbly margins along a shore, especially those made wider at ebb tide: a private beach for bathers. Coast applies only to land along an ocean: the Pacific coast.

Example Sentences

Following Shore’s saying that if you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism, the show’s creators thought it was important to portray how autism manifests in different ways.

From Los Angeles Times

“Animation is simpler and easier to process,” Shore says.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Carl, series adviser Stephen Shore, a professor at Adelphi University, is autistic, and when he saw the first episode of the series, he couldn’t believe how much he had in common with Carl, down to their mutual love of argyle sweater vests.

From Los Angeles Times

Shore says he combines his personal experience as an autistic person with his practical experience working with autistic people.

From Los Angeles Times

“Disclosure has to go further than just saying, ‘I’m autistic,” Shore explains.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• border
• coast
• riverbank
• sand
• seaboard
• seashore
• waterfront