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Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

Example: lake shore;  bay shore;  gulf shore;  island shore;  mainland shore;  river shore;  estuary shore;  pond shore;  sandy shore;  rocky shore

(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

Example: The passengers signed up for shore tours.

To set on shore.

A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.

Example: The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.

(without up) To provide with support.

(usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

Example: The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.

To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.

To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.

(Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

To warn or threaten.

To offer.