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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | coastal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bordering the water |
| Synonyms: | along a coast, littoral, marginal, marshy, riverine, seaside, skirting |
| Main Entry: | marine/maritime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning the sea |
| Synonyms: | Neptunian, abyssal, aquatic, coastal, deep-sea, hydrographic, littoral, maritime, natatorial, nautical, naval, navigational, oceangoing, oceanic, oceanographic, of the sea, pelagic, saltwater, sea, seafaring, seagoing, seashore, seaside, shore |
| Main Entry: | seashore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beach |
| Synonyms: | bank, coast, littoral, oceanfront, seaboard, seafront, seaside, shingle, shore, strand, 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 |
| Main Entry: | marine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sea |
| Synonyms: | Neptunian, abyssal, aquatic, coastal, deep-sea, hydrographic, littoral, maritime, natatorial, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic, pelagic, saltwater, sea, seafaring, seagoing, seashore, seaside, shore |
| Antonyms: | freshwater |
| Main Entry: | thalassic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marine |
| Synonyms: | Neptunian, abyssal, aquatic, coastal, deep-sea, hydrographic, littoral, maritime, natatorial, nautical, naval, navigational, oceangoing, oceanic, oceanographic, of the sea, pelagic, saltwater, sea, seafaring, seagoing, seashore, seaside, shore |
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