Shore Definition
shôr
shored, shores, shoring
noun
shores
Land at or near the edge of a body of water, esp. along an ocean, large lake, etc.
Webster's New World
Land; country.
Far from our native shores.
American Heritage
Land as opposed to water.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A prop, as a beam, placed under or against something as a support or stabilizer; specif., any of the timbers used to support a boat or ship that is out of water.
Webster's New World
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verb
shored, shores, shoring
To support or make stable with or as if with a shore or shores; prop.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A topographic surname.
Wiktionary
Origin of Shore
Middle English shoren from shore prop probably from Middle Low German schōre barrier or Middle Dutch scōre prop
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English shore from Old English scora sker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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