beach

Universal Words noun, verb noun an area of sand, or small stones (called SHINGLE), beside the sea or a lake: tourists sunbathing on the beach * a sandy / pebble / shingle beach * a beach bar -< COAST verb to come or bring sth out of the water and onto the shore: [VN] He beached the boat and lifted the boy onto the shore. * a beached whale (= a whale that has become stuck on the shore and cannot get back into the water) [also V]