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shore

noun verb

a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
HOR
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

noun

  1. the land along the edge of a body of water

verb

  1. support by placing against something solid or rigid

    “shore and buttress an old building”

verb

  1. arrive on shore

    “The ship landed in Pearl Harbor”

verb

  1. serve as a shore to

    “The river was shored by trees”

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Example Sentences

shore and buttress an old building
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
The river was shored by trees

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