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urban | shore |

As proper nouns the difference between urban and shore

is that urban is (uncommon) while shore is .

urban

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to the (or any) city.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10
    • , author=Audrey Garric , title=Urban canopies let nature bloom , volume=188, issue=22, page=30 , magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.}}
  • Characteristic of city life.

    • Antonyms

    * nonurban * rural * bucolic

    Derived terms

    * urban crawl * urban culture * urban fabric * urban legend * urbane * urbanism * urbanite * urbanity * urbanize, urbanise * urbanization, urbanisation * urban renewal

    See also

    * Urbanus

    References

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    Anagrams

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    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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