Look up: shore

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   Shore
   That strip of ground bordering any body of water which is alternately exposed, or covered by tides and/or waves. A SHORE of unconsolidated material is usually called a BEACH.
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   shore
   [n] - the land along the edge of a body of water (a lake or ocean or river) 2. [n] - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support 3. [v] - serve as a shore to
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   shore
   Geography: the land immediately adjoining the sea or body of water; 2)Construction: strong beam or other material used as a temporary prop or support to a tunnel, excavation, building or ship Category: Management in the public and private sector • mode of fishing comprised of pier,dock,jetty,breakwater,breachway,bridge,causeway,beach and bank Category: Statistics • a scale ...
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   Shore
   Shore imperfect of Shear . Chaucer.
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   Shore
   Shore noun A sewer. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
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   Shore
   Shore noun [ Middle English schore ; akin to LG. schore , Dutch schoor , OD. schoore , Icelandic skor...a , and perhaps to English shear , as being a piece cut off.] 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. [ Written a ...
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   Shore
   Shore transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shored ; present participle & verbal noun Shoring .] [ Middle English schoren . See Shore a prop.] To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up ; as, to shore up a building.
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   Shore
   Shore noun [ Middle English schore , Anglo-Saxon score , probably from scieran , and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore , schoor . See Shear , transitive verb ] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. « Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlik ...
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   Shore
   Shore transitive verb To set on shore. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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    shore
    The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. 'Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore.' (Shak) 'The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.' (Spenser) In shore, near the shore. On shore. See On. Shore birds, the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). ... Origin: OE. Schore, AS. Score, probably fr ...
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    shore
    shoring noun a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
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    shore
    noun the land along the edge of a body of water
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    Shore
    A `shore` or `shoreline` is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. Shores are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced erosion, such as waves. The geological composition of rock and soil dictates the type of shore which is created. Although a beach is a synonym for a shore, the term typically refers to shores which are sandy or pebbly, which can be pr...
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    Shore
    • (v. t.) To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up; as, to shore up a building. • of Shear • (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. • (v. t.) To set on shore....
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    Shore
    The land area bordering a relatively large water body like a lake or ocean.
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    Shore
    The process of temporarily supporting a structure or structural member with auxiliary members.
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    Shore
    Shore hardness values are measured by using calibrated durometers: Shore A for softest and Shore D for harder materials. The material is penetrated with a steel rod of predefined dimensions - different for Shore A and for Shore D. The values show no correlation with other hardness measurement values.
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    shore
    shore: see coast; beach.
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