shore

/ʃɔː/

shore means A topographic surname from Middle English.

shore is pronounced /ʃɔː/.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun shore. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Schorr, Szor, Schauer.

name

A topographic surname from Middle English.
A place in England:; A suburb of Littleborough, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9216).
A place in England:; A hamlet near Cornholme in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9126).

noun

Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.e.g.“lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore”
Land, usually near a port.e.g.“The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.”
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.e.g.“The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.”
A sewer.e.g.“Emptie olde receptacles, or common-shores of filthe.” — c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Goss

verb

To arrive at the shoree.g.“the ship quickened her way, and shot past that rocke, where wee thought shee would have shored.” — 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, […], London: […] George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, deputies to Christopher Barker, […], →OCLC:
To put ashore.e.g.“I will bring these two moles, these blind ones, aboard him: if he think it fit to shore them again” — c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, pu
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.e.g.“If houses were present these could be used to conceal the mine opening. As the mine progressed the roof was shored with timbers.” — 1990, Christopher Gravett, Richard Hook, Medieval Siege Warfare, page 45:
Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).e.g.“My family shored me up after I failed the GED.”
To threaten or warn unpleasant consequences (for someone); (sometimes) to threaten or warn off or scare away.e.g.“The Gleds might pyked her at the dyke, Before the lads wad shored them off her.” — 1810, Robert-Hartley Cromek, Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song: with Historical and Traditional Notices Relative to the Manners and Customs of the Peasantry. Now First Published, page 98:
To threaten (to rain).e.g.“For a' our tears and sighs are but in vain: Come, help me up; — yon sooty cloud shores rain.” — 1733, Allan Ramsay, “A Pastoral on the death of M. Prior”, in Poems: By Allan Ramsay. With New Additions and Notes, page 210:
To offer or present (someone something).e.g.“... a compliment kindly and decently shored, […]” — 1878, David Vedder, Poems, lyrics, and sketches, page 124:

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

shoreland 72% match — The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc. vs shore →
seashore 71% match — The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean. vs shore →
shoreside 70% match — Located on or near a shore. vs shore →
longshore 65% match — Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast. vs shore →
nearshore 64% match — The region extending seaward from the shoreline. vs shore →
shorebound 64% match — Heading towards the shore. vs shore →
lakeshore 63% match — The shore of a lake. vs shore →
inshore 63% match — Close to (especially in sight of) a shore. vs shore →