~ 1
■ noun
1》 the land along the edge of a sea, lake, etc.
↘ Law the land between ordinary high- and low-water marks.
2》 (also ~s ) literary a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: distant ~s.
Phrases
in ~ on the water near land or nearer to land.
on ~ a~; on land.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~ward adjective & adverb
~wards adverb
Origin
ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. schōre ; perh. related to shear .
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~ 2
■ noun a prop or beam set obliquely against something weak or unstable as a support.
■ verb (often ~ something up ) support or hold up with ~s.
Derivatives
shoring noun
Origin
ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. schore 'prop', of unknown origin.
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~ 3
archaic past of shear .