shore
shore Lexical Profile
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• noun
The land bordering a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake.
"We walked along the rocky shore at low tide, looking for seashells and tidal pools."
A country or region bordered by the sea, especially when viewed in relation to arrival or departure (usually used in the plural).
"Many immigrants left their native shores in search of economic opportunity abroad."
A heavy timber or metal beam set obliquely against the side of a building, ship, or excavation wall as a temporary support.
"Engineers installed steel shores to stabilize the trench walls during the foundation repair."
• verb
To support, hold up, or strengthen a weak or unstable structure, organization, or system to prevent it from collapsing or failing (often followed by 'up').
"The central bank intervened to shore up the national currency during the financial downturn."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The geographic noun and the structural verb derive from two distinct Middle English homonyms, both traced through Middle Dutch 'schore' to the Proto-Germanic root *sker- ('to cut'), referring respectively to land cut off by water and a cut timber used as a prop.