beach

¹beach

noun \ˈbēch\

Definition of BEACH

1

: shore pebbles : shingle

2

a : a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments b : a seashore area

Examples of BEACH

1. We spent the day at the beach.
2. <she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up>

Origin of BEACH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1535

Related to BEACH

Synonyms: beachfront, sand(s), strand

Related Words: seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside; coast, coastland, coastline, shore, shoreline; oceanfront, shorefront, waterfront; bank, riverbank, riverfront, riverside; esplanade; littoral; lido, plage

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with BEACH

beech, bleach, breach, breech, each, leach, leech, peach, pleach, preach, reach, screech, speech, teach