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shore1 / shôr/ • n. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water: I took the tiller and made for the shore. ∎ Law the land between ordinary high- and low-water marks. ∎ (usu. shores) a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: the ripples of Soviet “new thinking” had reached the distant shores of Africa. PHRASES: on shore ashore; on land: are any of the crew left on shore?DERIVATIVES: shore·less adj. shore·ward / -wərd/ adj. & adv. shore·wards / -wərdz/ adv. shore2 • n. a prop or beam set obliquely against something weak or unstable as a support. • v. [tr.] support or hold up (something) with such props or beams: rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse | fig. tax relief to help shore up the ailing airline industry. shore3 • archaic past of shear. |
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"shore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-shore005.html "shore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-shore005.html |
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shore n.
1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water: I took the tiller and made for the shore. 2. (usually shores) a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: the ripples of Soviet “new thinking” had reached the distant shores of Africa. on shore ashore; on land: are any of the crew left on shore? |
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"shore." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shore." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-shore.html "shore." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-shore.html |
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"shore." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shore." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-shore.html "shore." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-shore.html |
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shore2 oblique support for the side of a building. XV. — MLG., MDu. schōre (Du. schoor) prop, stay.
So vb. prop up. XIV. — (M)LG., (M)Du. schōren. |
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T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shore1.html T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shore1.html |
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shore1 land bordering on a piece of water. XIV. — MLG., MDu. schōre, perh. f. the base of SHEAR.
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T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shore.html T. F. HOAD. "shore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shore.html |
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"shore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-shore.html "shore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-shore.html |
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"shore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-shore.html "shore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-shore.html |
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