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Shore is the land closest to a body of water.

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An example of a shore is a sandy beach.

See shore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

land at or near the edge of a body of water, esp. along an ocean, large lake, etc.
land as opposed to water
Law seashore

Origin: ME schore < OE *score (akin to MLowG schore) < or akin to scorian, to jut out < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > harvest

noun

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

Origin: ME schore, akin to MDu, ON skortha, a prop, stay: for IE base see shore

transitive verb shored, shoring

to support or make stable with or as if with a shore or shores; prop: usually with up

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Dialectal, Archaic shear

See shore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
Land; country. Often used in the plural: far from our native shores.
Land as opposed to water: a sailor with an assignment on shore.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English shore

Origin: , from Old English scora; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

transitive verb shored shored, shor·ing, shores

To support by or as if by a prop: shored up the sagging floors; shored up the peace initiative.

noun

A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English shoren

Origin: , from shore, prop

Origin: , probably from Middle Low German schōre, barrier

Origin: , or Middle Dutch scōre, prop

verb
Archaic

A past tense of shear.

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