Shore
Definition
Shore generally refers to the land along the edge of a body of water such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river.
Parts of Speech
- Noun
- Verb
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʃɔr/
- Respelling: SHOR (as in "shore" or "more")
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʃɔːr/
- Respelling: SHAWR (similar to "shore" or "more," with a slightly longer vowel sound)
In both dialects, "shore" is pronounced with the initial "sh" sound followed by the "or" sound. The primary difference between American and British pronunciations is the length of the vowel, with the British pronunciation typically featuring a longer vowel sound.
Etymology
The term "shore" comes from the Old English word "score," which means land bordering water or cutting, notch, incision, related to "shear." It has been used to denote the land along the edge of the water since Old English times.
Derivatives
- Shoreline
- Shoreside
- Shoreward(s)
Synonyms
Noun
- Coast
- Beach
Verb
- Prop
- Support
Antonyms
Noun
- Interior
- Heartland
Usage
The term "shore" is typically used to reference the land along the edge of a body of water. It's also used as a verb to indicate the action of supporting, propping, or bracing something, especially to prevent it from falling or continuing to fall.
Related Terms
- Seashore
- Lakeshore
- Beach
- Coast
Detailed Definition
Noun
- Land Bordering Water: Refers to the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Example: The gentle waves lapped against the shore.
- Country or Land: Sometimes, the term shore is utilized to denote a country or land.
- Example: They were sailing towards the distant shore.
Verb
- Support or Hold Up: The verb form of shore means to support or hold up something with a prop.
- Example: They had to shore up the crumbling wall to prevent it from collapsing.
- Support or Assist: It can also mean to support or assist someone to prevent a decline.
- Example: The government introduced measures to shore up the economy.
shore
The gentle waves lapped against the shore.
A rowboat is tied up, bobbing gently on the shore.
Children build a sandcastle near the water's edge on the sunny shore.
🇨🇳 Mandarin (Simplified Chinese)
- 岸 (àn) - Coast, bank
- IPA Pronunciation: /an˨˩˦/
- Respelling in English: AN
- 支撑 (zhīchēng) - To prop up, support
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩˥ ʈ͡ʂhəŋ˧˥/
- Respelling in English: zhee-CHUNG
🇮🇳 Hindi
- किनारा (kinārā) - Coast, bank
- IPA Pronunciation: /kɪˈnaː.ɾaː/
- Respelling in English: ki-NAAR-a
- समर्थन (samarthan) - Support
- IPA Pronunciation: /səˈmər.θən/
- Respelling in English: sa-MAR-than
🇪🇸 Spanish
- orilla
- IPA Pronunciation: /oˈriʝa/
- Respelling in English: o-REE-ya
- apuntalar
- IPA Pronunciation: /apuntaˈlar/
- Respelling in English: ah-poon-TAH-lar
🇫🇷 French
- rivage
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʁi.vaʒ/
- Respelling in English: ree-VAZH
- étayer
- IPA Pronunciation: /e.taje/
- Respelling in English: ay-TAY-yay
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- شاطئ (shāṭi') - Beach, coast
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʃaːˈtʕiʔ/
- Respelling in English: shaa-TEE'
- دعم (daʿm) - Support
- IPA Pronunciation: /daʕm/
- Respelling in English: da'AM
🇧🇩 Bengali
- কিনারা (kinārā) - Bank, edge
- IPA Pronunciation: /kinara/
- Respelling in English: ki-NA-ra
- সমর্থন (sômorthôn) - Support
- IPA Pronunciation: /sɔmɔrthɔn/
- Respelling in English: so-MOR-thon
🇷🇺 Russian
- берег (beregh) - Shore, bank
- IPA Pronunciation: /bjɪˈrjɛɡ/
- Respelling in English: bye-RYEG
- подпереть (podperet') - To prop up
- IPA Pronunciation: /pədˈpʲerʲɪtʲ/
- Respelling in English: pod-PYE-ryet
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- margem
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈmaɾʒẽj̃/
- Respelling in English: MAR-zheng
- escorar
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɨʃkoˈɾaɾ/
- Respelling in English: esh-ko-RAR
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- pantai
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈpantai/
- Respelling in English: PAN-tai
- mendukung
- IPA Pronunciation: /mɛnˈdukuŋ/
- Respelling in English: men-DOO-koong
🇩🇪 German
- Ufer
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈuːfɐ/
- Respelling in English: OOF-er
- abstützen
- IPA Pronunciation: /apˈʃtʏtsən/
- Respelling in English: ahb-SHTOOT-zuhn
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 海岸 (kaigan) - Coast, beach
- IPA Pronunciation: /ka.i.ɡaɴ/
- Respelling in English: kai-GAN
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- bờ
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɓəː˧/
- Respelling in English: BOR
- chống
- IPA Pronunciation: /cawŋm˧˧/
- Respelling in English: CHAWNGM
🇰🇷 Korean
- 해변 (haebyeon) - Beach, coast
- IPA Pronunciation: /hε.bjən/
- Respelling in English: HAY-byun
- 지지하다 (jijihada) - To support
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʤi.ʤi.ha.da/
- Respelling in English: jee-jee-HAH-da
🇹🇷 Turkish
- kıyı
- IPA Pronunciation: /cɯˈjɯ/
- Respelling in English: KYU-yuh
- desteklemek
- IPA Pronunciation: /desteklemek/
- Respelling in English: des-TEK-le-mek
🇵🇰 Urdu
- ساحل (sāhil) - Coast, shore
- IPA Pronunciation: /saːhɪl/
- Respelling in English: saa-HIL
- مدد کرنا (madad karna) - To support
- IPA Pronunciation: /mədəd kərnɑː/
- Respelling in English: muh-DAD kar-NA
