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(n)
The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
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The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
(v)
arrive on shore
(informal) Coastal Carolina University.
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
(sometimes attributive) The shore of a lake.
The part of a shore between high water and low water.
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.
(US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.
The divide between land and a body of water.
The land alongside a body of water.
(chiefly UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
(adj)
Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a river or its surrounds.
A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
The coastal land bordering a sea or ocean.
(chiefly law) A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.
(adv)
Near the shore.
(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
Within the country; not overseas.
The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.
An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
(nautical) On, or towards the shore.
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
(chiefly US) Soil or earth.
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
(literary) Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
The act of disembarking.
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
An act or instance of swimming.
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
An edge around something, especially when circular.
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
An advantage.
The side of something, in general senses.
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
A place torn; a rent; a rift.
A female given name from Albanian.
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
(heraldry) A contrasting border around a shield.
(finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
(botany) A ground-dwelling plant.
The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
An act of stretching.
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
An area of or portion of sea away from the shore.
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
A lodgepole pine or its wood.
(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
(anatomy) Synonym of rib.
A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Alternative form of Dina.
A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
A locale in Ukraine:
A surname from Japanese.
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
quay
The land bordering a body of water.
The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.
In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
The interior part of a country.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
Surrounded by rocks.
The side facing land.
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
A line of floating debris, seaweed etc. that marks the boundary between two surface currents.