SHORES
/ʃɔːz/
9
Scrabble
8
WWF
S(1) H(4) O(1) R(1) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ʃɔːz/
noun
- Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.“lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore”
- (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.“The passengers signed up for shore tours.”
verb
- To set on shore.
noun
- A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.“The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.”
verb
- (without up) To provide with support.
- (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).“The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.”
noun
- (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.
verb
- To warn or threaten.
- To offer.
Source: Wiktionary
