Related Searches
Nearby Words
Ads
The Lakeside Collection www.lakeside.com/ Over 500 new products just added Most under $9.99. Official Site
Thesaurus.com's Mobile Apps www.thesaurus.com/mobile Ad-Free, Offline Content, Synonyms, Antonyms and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | shore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waterside |
| Synonyms: | bank, beach, border, brim, brink, coast, coastland, embankment, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, riverbank, riverside, sand, sands, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, shingle, strand, waterfront |
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | inland |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
