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Shore vs Riverbank - What's the difference?

shore | riverbank |

As nouns the difference between shore and riverbank

is that shore is land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond while riverbank is a sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

As a verb shore

is to set on shore.

As a proper noun Shore

is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}.

shore

English

(wikipedia shore)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl). Cognate to (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
  • * (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
    • the fruitful shore of muddy Nile
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges
  • (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
    • 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, coast
    Derived 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 shore
    Related terms
    * longshoreman * shorage

    Verb

    (shor)
  • (obsolete) To set on shore.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 2

    Of uncertain origin, but found in some other Germanic languages; compare Middle Dutch . http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shore?s=t

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.
    • The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.

    Verb

    (shor)
  • To provide with support.
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  • To reinforce (something at risk of failure).
    • 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.
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    • Synonyms
    * reinforce, strengthen, support, buttress * prop up, bolster
    Derived terms
    * dogshore * shore up * shorer * (noun) * unshored

    Etymology 3

    See (shear)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shear)

    • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A sewer.

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    riverbank

    English

    Noun

  • A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
  • * 1900 — , ch 8
    • "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.