shores
UK/ʃɔːz//ʃɔɹz/
shores is the plural of shore.
shores is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shore.
Meaning of shore
Noun (1)
shore (plural shores)
- Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
- lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore
- Land, usually near a port.
- The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.
Noun (2)
shore (plural shores)
- A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
- The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
Noun (3)
shore (plural shores)
- A sewer.
- Emptie olde receptacles, or common-shores of filthe.c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
Phrases with shores
- shores up
- lee shores
- Oak Shores
- Huron Shores
- Ocean Shores
- Desert Shores
- Norton Shores
- Waranga Shores
- weather shores
- Marathon Shores
- Kingfisher Shores
- Palm Beach Shores
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Words that rhyme with shores
Questions about shores
- What is shores the plural of?
- Shores is the plural of shore.
- How do you pronounce shores?
- Shores is pronounced /ʃɔɹz/ (US).
Words near shores in the dictionary
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