| coastline | | |
| n. (location) | 1. coastline | the outline of a coast. |
| ~ lineation, outline | the line that appears to bound an object. |
| seashore | | |
| n. (object) | 1. coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore | the shore of a sea or ocean. |
| ~ barbary coast | the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates. |
| ~ litoral, littoral, littoral zone, sands | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean. |
| ~ aeolia, aeolis | an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC. |
| ~ atlantic coast | a coast of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| ~ foreshore | the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark. |
| ~ gulf coast | a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| ~ landfall | the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water). |
| ~ pacific coast | a coast of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ~ seaboard, seaside | the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort. |
| ~ shore | the land along the edge of a body of water. |
| ~ tideland | land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide. |
| shoreline | | |
| n. (object) | 1. shoreline | a boundary line between land and water. |
| ~ boundary, bounds, bound | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. |
| ~ shore | the land along the edge of a body of water. |
| seaboard | | |
| n. (object) | 1. seaboard, seaside | the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort. |
| ~ coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore | the shore of a sea or ocean. |
| seaside | | |
| shore | | |
| n. (object) | 1. shore | the land along the edge of a body of water. |
| ~ beach | an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ lakeshore, lakeside | the shore of a lake. |
| ~ ocean | a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere. |
| ~ river | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).; "the river was navigable for 50 miles" |
| ~ coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore | the shore of a sea or ocean. |
| ~ shoreline | a boundary line between land and water. |
| ~ strand | a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. shore, shoring | a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support. |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| v. (stative) | 3. shore | serve as a shore to.; "The river was shored by trees" |
| ~ border, bound | form the boundary of; be contiguous to. |
| v. (motion) | 4. land, set ashore, shore | arrive on shore.; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (contact) | 5. prop, prop up, shore, shore up | support by placing against something solid or rigid.; "shore and buttress an old building" |
| ~ hold up, support, sustain, hold | be the physical support of; carry the weight of.; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" |
| ~ bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster. |
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