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coast

Main Entry:
coast [kohst]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: border by water
Synonyms: bank, beach, coastline, littoral, margin, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shore, shoreline, strand
Notes: the difference between a coast and the shore is the coast is the seaward limit of the land and the shore is the landward limit of the sea
shore is the general word for an edge of land directly bordering a body of water; coast is limited to land along a sea or ocean
Main Entry: abate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lessen, grow or cause to grow less
Synonyms: allay, chill out, coast*, cool, cool it, decline, decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, go with the flow, hang easy, hang loose, lay back, let go, let it all hang out, let up, mellow out, moderate, quell, recede, reduce, slacken, slow, subdue, subside, take it easy, taper, taper off, unlax, wane
Antonyms: amplify, enhance, enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, magnify, prolong, revive, rise
Main Entry: bank
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ground bounding waters
Synonyms: beach, cay, cliff, coast, edge, embankment, lakefront, lakeshore, lakeside, ledge, levee, oceanfront, reef, riverfront, riverside, seabank, seaboard, seafront, shore, strand, streamside, waterfront
Main Entry: beach
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sandy area by body of water
Synonyms: bank, coast, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, oceanfront, seaboard, seafront, seashore, seaside, shingle, shore, strand, waterfront
Notes: a beach is a shore of a body of water while a beech is large deciduous tree with small sweet edible nuts
Main Entry: cruise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sail
Synonyms: boat, coast, drift, fare, gad, gallivant, go, hie, jaunt, journey, keep steady pace, meander, navigate, pass, proceed, push on, repair, travel, voyage, wander about, wend
Main Entry: descend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move down, lower a
Synonyms: cascade, cataract, cave in, coast, collapse, crash, crouch, decline, deplane, detrain, dip, disembark, dismount, dive, dribble, drop, fall, fall prostrate, get down, get off, go down, gravitate, ground, incline, light, lose balance, penetrate, pitch, plop, plummet, plunge, prolapse, set, settle, sink, slant, slide, slip, slope, slough off, slump, stoop, stumble, submerge, subside, swoop, toboggan, topple, trickle, trip, tumble, weep
Antonyms: ascend, go up, increase, rise
Main Entry: descent
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: moving down; lowering
Synonyms: cave-in, coast, coming down, crash, declension, declination, decline, declivity, dip, downgrade, droop, drop, drop-off, fall, falling, grade, gradient, header, hill, inclination, incline, landslide, plummeting, plunge, plunging, precipitation, prolapse, sag, settlement, sinkage, sinking, slant, slide, slip, slope, swoop, tailspin, topple, tumble
Antonyms: ascension, ascent, elevation, increase, rise, upgrade
Main Entry: drift
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move aimlessly
Synonyms: accumulate, aim, amass, amble, be carried along, coast, dance, draw near, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flow, flutter, gad, gallivant*, gather, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, gravitate, hover, kick around, linger, malinger, meander, mosey, muck, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash*
Antonyms: decide, direct, guide, set
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: moving, controlling a vehicle
Synonyms: actuate, advance, bear down, bicycle, bike, burn rubber, burn up the road, coast, cruise, cycle, dash, direct, drag, fire up, floor it, fly, guide, handle, impel, lean on it, make sparks fly, manage, mobilize, motor, operate, pour it on, propel, push, ride, roll, run, send, speed, spin, start, steer, step on it, step on the gas, tailgate, tool*, transport, travel, turn, vehiculate, wheel
Antonyms: halt, stop
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