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shore
noun
the
land
right
next
to
a
sea
,
ocean
,
lake
,
or
large
river
β’
We
walked
along
the
sandy
shore
at
sunset
.
We
walked
along
the
sandy
shore
at
sunset
.
β’
After
the
storm
,
pieces
of
driftwood
washed
up
on
the
shore
.
After
the
storm
,
pieces
of
driftwood
washed
up
on
the
shore
.
From
Old
English
β
scor
β, β
sΔeor
β
meaning
coast
or
bank
,
related
to
Old
Norse
β
skar
β (
rim
,
edge
).
noun
a
strong
beam
or
post
used
to
hold
up
a
wall
,
roof
,
or
other
structure
so
it
does
not
fall
β’
The
workers
placed
a
wooden
shore
under
the
ceiling
to
keep
it
from
collapsing
.
The
workers
placed
a
wooden
shore
under
the
ceiling
to
keep
it
from
collapsing
.
β’
Remove
the
shore
only
after
the
concrete
has
fully
set
.
Remove
the
shore
only
after
the
concrete
has
fully
set
.
Extension
of
the
coastal
sense
:
something
that
β
keeps
up
β
or
β
holds
back
β,
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
.
verb
-
shore
,
shoring
,
shores
,
shored
to
support
something
and
stop
it
from
falling
by
putting
a
beam
or
other
strong
support
against
it
β’
Builders
shored
the
tunnel
roof
to
protect
the
workers
.
Builders
shored
the
tunnel
roof
to
protect
the
workers
.
β’
Emergency
crews
had
to
shore
the
damaged
house
after
the
earthquake
.
Emergency
crews
had
to
shore
the
damaged
house
after
the
earthquake
.
From
the
noun
sense
of
a
support
;
verb
use
recorded
since
the
15th
century
.
