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shore

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1. shore - Noun

2. shore - Verb

3. shore - Adverb

5. Shore - Proper noun

Meaning

of Shear

imp. of Shear.

A sewer.

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.

To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up; as, to shore up a building.

The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river.

To set on shore.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. André Gide

Nobel prize money is a life-belt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety. George Bernard Shaw

The sea becomes the shore, the shore becomes the sea. Indonesian Proverb

It is safest to sail within reach of the shore. Dutch Proverb

The best helmsmen stand on shore. Dutch Proverb

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