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| shore [ shawr, shōr ] (plural shores) |
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1. land at edge of water: the land that runs along the edge of the ocean, a sea, or lake
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2. dry land: dry land as opposed to water
 on shore
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3. country: a land or country
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literary
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often used in the plural
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 on the shores of Tripoli
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4. U.K. law coast between low and high tides: the area of land that lies between normal low and high tide marks
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| [ Old English scora< Indo-European, "to cut"] |