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  • 31shore — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ shores, shoring, shored 1) N COUNT: also prep N The shores or the shore of a sea, lake, or wide river is the land along the edge of it. Someone who is on shore is on the land rather than on a ship. They walked down to the… …

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  • 32shore — long·shore·man; shore; shore·less; shore·man; shore·ward; shore·wards; …

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  • 33Shore — Recorded as Shore, Shores, Shoreman, Shoreson, Shearson, Sherson, Sherstone, Shireston, and others, this is an English surname. It is locational, topographical or sometimes occupational, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th century word… …

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  • 34shore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coast, beach, coastline; bank, strand, shingle, seaside. See land. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shingle, beach, strand, seaside, seashore, sand, coast, seacoast, brim, brink, bank, border, seaboard, margin …

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  • 35shore — [ʃɔː] noun [C/U] I the land that is on the edge of a sea or lake Three of the sailors managed to swim to the shore.[/ex] We stayed in a hotel on the shores of Lake Maggiore.[/ex] • ■ The shore is the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or… …

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  • 36shore — {{11}}shore (n.) c.1300, land bordering a large body of water, perhaps from M.L.G. schor shore, coast, headland, or M.Du. scorre land washed by the sea, probably from P.Gmc. *skur cut and according to etymologists originally with a sense of… …

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  • 37shore — I [[t]ʃɔr, ʃoʊr[/t]] n. 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc 2) some particular country: my native shore[/ex] 3) land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore[/ex] 4) law Law. seashore 2) • Etymology: bef.… …

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  • 38shore — I. /ʃɔ / (say shaw) noun 1. land along the edge of a sea, lake, large river, etc. 2. some particular country: my native shore. 3. land: marines serving on shore. 4. Law the space between the ordinary high water mark and low water mark. –adjective …

  • 39shore — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *scor; akin to Middle Low German schōr foreland and perhaps to Old English scieran to cut more at shear Date: 14th century 1. the land bordering a usually large body of… …

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  • 40shore — 1. noun /ʃɔː(r)/ a) the land on or near a waterline such as a sea shore or lake shore The seamen were serving on shore instead of in ships. b) the land The shores stayed upright during the earthquake. 2. verb /ʃɔː( …

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