Definition of shore

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Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..

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Sea Milkwort :: Sea milkwort () A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores..
Saltwort :: Saltwort (n.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Littoral :: Littoral (a.) Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea..
Sea Mud :: Sea mud () A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore, sometimes used as a manure; -- called also sea ooze..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Wharf :: Wharf (n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier..
Shoar :: Shoar (n.) A prop. See 3d Shore.
Shore :: Shore () imp. of Shear.
Surge :: Surfy (a.) Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf; as, a surfy shore..
Undertow :: Undertow (n.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
Coast :: Coast (v. t.) The seashore, or land near it..
Shore :: Shore (n.) A sewer.
Beacon :: Beacon (n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck..
Wreck-master :: Wreck-master (n.) A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck..
Seaside :: Seaside (n.) The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore. Also used adjectively..
Land :: Land (v. i.) To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to come to the end of a course.
Ashore :: Ashore (adv.) On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat.
Beach :: Beach (n.) The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand..
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