What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

What is the difference between seashore and beach?

seashore | beach |

As nouns the difference between seashore and beach

is that seashore is the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean while beach is the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

As a verb beach is

to run (something) aground on a beach.

As a proper noun Beach is

{{surname|lang=en}.

seashore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
  • The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.

    • Synonyms

    * (land bordering the sea) seacoast, sea marge * (strip between high and low water marks) foreshore, intertidal zone, littoral

    Hypernyms

    * (land bordering the sea) shore, coast

    Anagrams

    *

    beach

    English

    (wikipedia beach)

    Noun

    (es)
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
  • * , chapter=1
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path […]. It twisted and turned,
  • (rft-sense) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  • *
  • The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

    • Synonyms

    * * (horizontal strip of land adjoining water) sand, strand, backshore

    Derived terms

    {{der3, beach break , beach volleyball , beachball , beachberry , beachboy , beachcast , beachcomber , beachfront , beach flea , beachgrass , beachline , beach wagon}}

    Verb

    (es)
  • To run (something) aground on a beach.

    • Synonyms

    * strand

    Derived terms

    * unbeached