beach
beach Lexical Profile
beach Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sloping coastal landform along the edge of an ocean, sea, or lake, composed of loose particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, or cobblestones shaped by wave and current action.
"The children spent the afternoon building sandcastles and collecting shells along the sandy beach."
• verb
To run, haul, or drive a boat, ship, or marine animal onto a shore out of the water.
"The fishermen beached their wooden skiff before the approaching storm could damage it."
Word Nuance & Usage
Should not be confused with the homophone 'beech', which refers to a genus of deciduous trees or their smooth-grained timber.
• Rhymes for beach
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the 16th century as a dialectal term in southern England meaning 'shingle' or 'water-worn pebbles', likely derived from Old English 'bæce' (stream or valley) and later extended to the sandy or pebbly shore itself.