shore

¹shore

noun, often attributive \ˈshȯr\

Definition of SHORE

1

: the land bordering a usually large body of water; specifically : coast

2

: a boundary (as of a country) or an area within a boundary —usually used in plural <immigrated to these shores>

3

: land as distinguished from the sea <shipboard and shore duty>

Origin of SHORE

Middle English, from Old English *scor; akin to Middle Low German schōr foreland and perhaps to Old English scieran to cut — more at shear

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Geology Terms

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

Rhymes with SHORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

²shore

noun

Definition of SHORE

: a prop for preventing sinking or sagging

Origin of SHORE

Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch scōre prop, Middle Low German schōre

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

³shore

transitive verb

shoredshor·ing

Definition of SHORE

1

: to support by a shore : prop

2

: to give support to : brace —usually used with up <trying to shore up his claim>

First Known Use of SHORE

14th century