What is the meaning of shore?

noun

  • The land along the edge of a body of water.
  • A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support.

verb

  • Serve as a shore to.
    • usage: "The river was shored by trees"
  • Arrive on shore.
    • usage: "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
  • Support by placing against something solid or rigid.
    • usage: "shore and buttress an old building"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Shore. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shore/definitions/1207919
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