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Meaning of shores

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shores

Pronunciation:/ʃɔːz//ʃɔɹz/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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

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

    Example: The passengers signed up for shore tours.

verb

Definitions

  1. To set on shore.

noun

Definitions

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

    Example: The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.

verb

Definitions

  1. (without up) To provide with support.

  2. (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.

noun

Definitions

  1. (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

verb

Definitions

  1. To warn or threaten.

  2. To offer.