shore synonyms

shore

n.

shingle, beach, strand, seaside, seashore, sand, coast, seacoast, brim, brink, bank, border, seaboard, margin, margent, sea beach, lakeside, lakeshore, river bank, riverside, raised beach, foreshore, lee shore, windward shore.

shore is the general word applied to an edge of land directly bordering on the sea, a lake, a river, etc.; coast applies only to land along the sea; beach applies to a level stretch of sandy or pebbly seashore or lake shore, usually one that is washed by high water; strand is a poetic word for shore or beach; bank applies to rising or steep land at the edge of a stream or river

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