shore: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
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.
To support by or as if by a prop: shored up the sagging floors; shored up the peace initiative.
A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support.
Archaic A past tense of shear.