shore
/ʃɔr/
verb
- To support or prop up something, especially to prevent it from collapsing or sinking.
- The government tried to shore up the failing economy.
- We need to shore the fence before the storm arrives.
- Workers shored up the old wall with steel beams.
noun
- The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
- The waves crashed against the rocky shore.
- They built a small cabin near the shore of the lake.
- We walked along the shore collecting seashells.
- A country or region that borders a sea or ocean (often used in the plural).
- The company expanded its business to foreign shores.
- The sailors were happy to return to their native shores.
- Many immigrants came to these shores seeking a new life.