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Beach vs Swimming - What's the difference?

beach | swimming |

As a proper noun beach

is .

As a verb swimming is

.

As a noun swimming is

the action of the verb "to swim".

beach

English

(wikipedia beach)

Noun

(es)
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
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  • (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

    swimming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The action of the verb "to swim".
    • the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
  • The activity of moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment.

    • Related terms

    * swimming baths * swimming pool * synchronised swimming, synchronized swimming