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shore

1  [shawr, shohr]
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–noun
1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
2. some particular country: my native shore.
3. land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore.
4. Law. the space between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.
–adjective
5. of, pertaining to, or located on land, esp. land along the edge of a body of water: a marine on shore duty.
Origin:
1300–50; ME schore, OE scora; c. MD, MLG schore; perh. akin to shear

Synonyms:
1. strand, margin. Shore, bank, beach, coast refer to an edge of land abutting on an ocean, lake, or other large body of water. Shore is the general word: The ship reached shore. Bank denotes the land along a river or other watercourse, sometimes steep but often not: The river flows between its banks. Beach refers to sandy or pebbly margins along a shore, esp. those made wider at ebb tide: a private beach for bathers. Coast applies only to land along an ocean: the Pacific coast.
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Word Origin & History

shore  (v.)
1340, "to prop, support with a prop," of obscure etymology, though widespread in W.Gmc.; cf. M.Du. schooren "to prop up, support," O.N. skorða (n.) "a piece of timber set up as a support."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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