Ged vs Shore - What's the difference?
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(US, education) The GED® mark is a branded term and registered trademark owned by the American Council on Education for a battery of tests derived from the original coined phrase “tests of General Educational Development.” Passing the GED® test is recognized by all fifty states and the District of Columbia as a method of obtaining a high school equivalency credential, a substitute for a high school diploma, for people who dropped out of high school or were homeschooled.
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
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(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.
To provide with support.
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To reinforce (something at risk of failure).
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As proper nouns the difference between ged and shore
is that ged is a diminutive=Gerard given name while Shore is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}.As an initialism GED
is the GED® mark is a branded term and registered trademark owned by the American Council on Education for a battery of tests derived from the original coined phrase “tests of General Educational Development.” Passing the GED® test is recognized by all fifty states and the District of Columbia as a method of obtaining a high school equivalency credential, a substitute for a high school diploma, for people who dropped out of high school or were homeschooled.As a noun shore is
land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.As a verb shore is
to set on shore.ged
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(wikipedia shore)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl). Cognate to (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the fruitful shore of muddy Nile
Usage notes
* Generally, only the largest of rivers, which are often estuaries, are said to have shores . * Rivers and other flowing bodies of water are said to have (term). * River bank(s)'' outnumbers ''River shore(s) about 200:3 at COCA.Hyponyms
* (land adjoining a large body of water) beach, headland, coastDerived terms
* alongshore * ashore * backshore * bayshore * foreshore * inshore * lakeshore * lee shore * longshore * nearshore * onshore * offshore * seashore * shore bug * shore cod * shore crab * shore dinner * shore fly * shore lark * shore leave * shore patrol * shore pine * shore pit viper * shore plover * shore plum * shore snipe * shore thistle * shore teetan * shorebird * (adjective) * shoreface * shorefront * shoreland * shoreless * shoreline * shoreside * shoreward * shorewards * shoreweed * weather shore * windward shoreEtymology 2
Of uncertain origin, but found in some other Germanic languages; compare Middle Dutch . http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shore?s=tNoun
(en noun)- The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
Verb
(shor)- My family shored me up after I failed the GED.
- The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.