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
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
A sewer.
Emptie olde receptacles, or common-shores of filthe.
To arrive at the shore
the ship quickened her way, and shot past that rocke, where wee thought shee would have shored.
To put ashore.
Pronunciation spelling of sure.
A topographic surname from Middle English.
A place in England:
From Middle English schore, from Old English *sċora (attested as sċor- in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *skurô (“rugged rock, cliff, high rocky shore”). Possibly related to Old English sċieran (“to...
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I will bring these two moles, these blind ones, aboard him: if he think it fit to shore them again
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
If houses were present these could be used to conceal the mine opening. As the mine progressed the roof was shored with timbers.
simple past of shear
Then Frodo stepped up to the great grey net, and hewed it with a wide sweeping stroke[…]. The blue-gleaming blade shore through them like a scythe through grass […].
To threaten or warn unpleasant consequences (for someone); (sometimes) to threaten or warn off or scare away.
The Gleds might pyked her at the dyke, Before the lads wad shored them off her.