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noun | verb shoreshore1 /ʃɔr/ ●●● W3 noun ETYMOLOGYshore1Origin: 1300-1400 Middle Dutch Middle Low German schore ► from/to shore We could see a boat about a mile from shore. ► on the shores of a resort on the shores of Lake Michigan ► on shore We only had a couple of hours on shore (=away from a ship). THESAURUS the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake► shore the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake: Only a few survivors reached the shore. a resort on the shores of Lake Michigan ► coast the land next to the ocean: The island is 15 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. ► beach an area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or lake: We spent the day at the beach. Let’s take a walk on the beach at sunset. Palm Beach, Florida ► seashore the area of land next to the ocean: hotels directly on the seashore ► bank the edge of a river: the banks of the Mississippi River 1[countable, uncountable] the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake: Only a few survivors reached the shore.from/to shore We could see a boat about a mile from shore. a resort on the shores of Lake Michigan We only had a couple of hours on shore (=away from a ship).THESAURUScoast – the land next to the ocean: The island is 15 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.beach – an area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or lake: We spent the day at the beach. Let’s take a walk on the beach at sunset. Palm Beach, Floridaseashore – the area of land next to the ocean: hotels directly on the seashorebank – the edge of a river: the banks of the Mississippi River2these/American/foreign etc. shores especially literary a particular country that has a border on the ocean: It was the first college founded on these shores. [Origin: 1300–1400 Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore] → see also ashore, offshore, onshore noun | verb shoreshore2 verb ETYMOLOGYshore2Origin: 1300-1400 shore piece of wood used as a support (15-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schore prop VERB TABLEshore |
Present | I, you, we, they | shore | | he, she, it | shores | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shored | | he, she, it | has shored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shore | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shored |
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Present | I | am shoring | | he, she, it | is shoring | | you, we, they | are shoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was shoring | | you, we, they | were shoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shoring | | he, she, it | has been shoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shoring |
shore something ↔ up phrasal verb1to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well: The government has made attempts to shore up the struggling economy.2to support a wall with large pieces of wood, metal, etc. to stop it from falling down |