shore

About 18.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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; sandy shore; rocky shore

2. noun Land, usually near a port.

   The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.

3. verb To arrive at the shore
4. verb To put ashore.
5. noun A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.

   The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.

6. verb Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
7. verb Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).

   My family shored me up after I failed the GED.

8. verb simple past of shear

Similar words

seashore coastal land set ashore beach lakeshore foreshore strand littoral nearshore

Often followed by

of and to in up at with is was

Word family

shored shores shoring