1 [C,U] the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water:
a rocky / sandy shore * to swim from the boat to the shore * a house on the shores of the lake * The ship was anchored off shore. * Rubbish of all sorts is washed up on the shore. -< COAST
2 (shores) [pl.] (especially literary) a country, especially one with a coast:
foreign / distant shores * What brings you to these shores?
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
shore sth>-<up
1 to support part of a building or other large structure by placing large pieces of wood or metal against or under it so that it does not fall down:
Timbers were used to shore up the tunnel.
2 to help to support sth that is weak or going to fail:
The measures were aimed at shoring up the economy.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is shore a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, shore is tagged as noun.
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