English dictionary
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English noun: shore | |||
| 1. | shore (object) the land along the edge of a body of water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coast, lakeshore, lakeside, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore, strand | ||
| Part holonym | beach, shoreline | ||
| Domain category | lake, ocean, river | ||
| 2. | shore (artifact) a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support | ||
| Synonyms | shoring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam | ||
English verb: shore | |||
| 1. | shore (stative) serve as a shore to | ||
| Samples | The river was shored by trees. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | border, bound | ||
| 2. | shore (motion) arrive on shore | ||
| Samples | The ship landed in Pearl Harbor. | ||
| Synonyms | land, set ashore | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| 3. | shore (contact) support by placing against something solid or rigid | ||
| Samples | Shore and buttress an old building. | ||
| Synonyms | prop, prop up, shore up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bolster | ||
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