/ʃɔː/

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Meaning

The land along the edge of the sea or a lake.

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Word origin

From Middle English schore, a Germanic word for the land at the sea's edge.

Origin
Middle English
Root
schore

Grammar

Gender
Pluralshores

Examples

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"Shore" is the land at the edge of the sea.

sunset.

Here "shore" is the strip of land next to the water.

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"Shores" is the plural, meaning more than one shore.

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This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 11: shore, maintain, wealth and 6 more words.