shore

Plural: shores

Noun

• the land along the edge of a body of water
• a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
• Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
• Land, usually near a port.
• A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
• A sewer.

Verb

Verb Forms: shored, shoring, shores

• To support or prop up with timbers or other material.
• serve as a shore to
  • "The river was shored by trees"
• arrive on shore
• support by placing against something solid or rigid
  • "shore and buttress an old building"
• To arrive at the shore
• To put ashore.
• Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
• Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).
• simple past of shear
• To threaten or warn (someone).
• To offer (someone).

Adv

• Pronunciation spelling of sure.

Examples

• He had to SHORE up his defense, ensuring his opponent couldn’t make any high-scoring plays.
• lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore
• My family shored me up after I failed the GED.
• The passengers signed up for shore tours.
• The seamen were serving on shore instead of in ships.
• The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
• The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.

Synonyms

land, prop, prop up, set ashore, shore up, shoring, bolster, buttress, reinforce, sheared, strengthen, support

Related Words

longshoreman, shorage

Anagrams of shore