Shore

Morpheme

Shore

Type

free base

Denotation

land bordering water

Etymology

Middle English schore; Old English sċora, sċeor- and/or Middle Low German schor and/or Middle Dutch scorre

Evidence

alongshore, ashore, backshore, foreshore, inshore, lakeshore, longshore, longshoreman, midshore, nearshore, offshore, onshore, seashore, shorage, shore, shorebird, shored, shoreface, shorefront, shoreland, shoreless, shoreline, shores, shoreside, shoreward, shoreweed, shoring