[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\, n. oe. schore, as. score, probably fr. scieran,
   and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin
   to od. schoore, schoor. see shear, v. t.
   the coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an
   ocean, lake, or large river.
   1913 webster

         michael cassio,
         lieutenant to the warlike moor othello,
         is come shore.                           --shak.
   1913 webster

         the fruitful shore of muddy nile.        --spenser.
   1913 webster

   in shore, near the shore. --marryat.

   on shore. see under on.

   shore birds zool., a collective name for the various
      limicoline birds found on the seashore.

   shore crab zool., any crab found on the beaches, or
      between tides, especially any one of various species of
      grapsoid crabs, as heterograpsus nudus of california.

   shore lark zool., a small american lark otocoris
      alpestris found in winter, both on the seacoast and on
      the western plains. its upper parts are varied with dark
      brown and light brown. it has a yellow throat, yellow
      local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black
      streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear
      tufts. called also horned lark.

   shore plover zool., a large-billed australian plover
      esacus magnirostris. it lives on the seashore, and
      feeds on crustaceans, etc.

   shore teetan zool., the rock pipit anthus obscurus.
      prov. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
shear in shore on shore on shore birds shore crab 
heterograpsus nudus shore lark otocoris alpestris horned lark shore plover 
esacus magnirostris shore teetan anthus obscurus 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shear \shear\ sh=er, v. t. imp. shearedor shore;p. p.
   sheared or shorn; p. pr.  vb. n. shearing. oe.
   sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, as. sceran, scieran,
   scyran; akin to d.  g. scheren, icel. skera, dan. ski?re,
   gr. ???. cf. jeer, score, shard, share, sheer to
   turn aside.
   1. to cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like
      instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
      1913 webster

   note: it is especially applied to the cutting of wool from
         sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth.
         1913 webster

   2. to separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument;
      to cut off; to clip something from a surface; as, to
      shear a fleece.
      1913 webster

            before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to reap, as grain. scot. --jamieson.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: to deprive of property; to fleece.
      1913 webster

   5. mech. to produce a change of shape in by a shear. see
      shear, n., 4.
      1913 webster
see also:
sheared shore shorn shearing jeer score 
shard share sheer shear 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\,
   imp. of shear. --chaucer.
   1913 webster
see also:
shear 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\, n.
   a sewer. obs. or prov. eng.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\, n. oe. schore; akin to lg. schore, d. schoor,
   od. schoore, icel. skor?a, and perhaps to e. shear, as being
   a piece cut off.
   a prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the
   side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath
   anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.
   written also shoar.
   1913 webster
see also:
shoar 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\, v. t. imp.  p. p. shored; p. pr.  vb. n.
   shoring. oe. schoren. see shore a prop.
   to support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up;
   as, to shore up a building.
   1913 webster
see also:
shored shoring shore 

[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shore \shore\, v. t.
   to set on shore. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

[8] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shore
     n 1: the land along the edge of a body of water
     2: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to
        provide support syn: shoring
     v 1: serve as a shore to; "the river was shored by trees"
     2: arrive on shore; "the ship landed in pearl harbor" syn: land,
         set ashore
     3: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore
        and buttress an old building" syn: prop up, prop, shore
        up
see also:
shoring land set ashore prop up prop shore up 

[9] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

149 moby thesaurus words for "shore":
   afford support, aquatic, back, back up, balneal, bank, beach, beam,
   bear, bear out, bear up, berm, board, bolster, bolster up, border,
   bordure, brace, brim, brink, broadside, brow, buoy up, buttress,
   carry, cheek, chop, coast, coastal, coastland, coastline, column,
   cradle, crutch, cushion, deep-sea, edge, embankment, estuarine,
   featheredge, finance, flange, flank, foreshore, frame, fringe,
   fund, give support, grallatorial, hand, handedness, haunch, hem,
   hip, hold, hold up, ironbound coast, jowl, keep, keep afloat,
   keep up, labellum, labium, labrum, laterality, ledge, lend support,
   lido, limb, limbus, lip, list, littoral, mainstay, maintain,
   many-sidedness, marge, margin, multilaterality, natant, natatorial,
   natatory, pillow, plage, planking, playa, profile, prop, prop up,
   quarter, ragged edge, reinforce, rim, riparial, riparian,
   riparious, riverbank, riverside, riviera, rockbound coast, sands,
   sea margin, seabank, seabeach, seaboard, seacliff, seacoast,
   seashore, seaside, selvage, shingle, shore up, shoreline,
   shoreside, shoreward, shoulder, side, sideline, siding, skirt,
   stay, strand, submerged coast, subsidize, subvention,
   subventionize, support, sustain, swimming, temple, tidal,
   tidewater, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underpinning,
   underset, unilaterality, upbear, uphold, upkeep, verge,
   water-dwelling, water-growing, water-living, water-loving,
   waterfront, waterside

[10] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

shore. land on the side of the sea, a lake, or a river, is called the shore. 
strictly speaking, however, when the water does not ebb and flow, in a 
river, there is no shore. see 4 hill, n. y. rep. 375; 6 cowen, 547; and 
seashore. 

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

shore, oh
  zip codes: 44123

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