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" They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense."
George Combe

Meaning of "shores" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SHORES

ʃɔːz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shores is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shores

Shores is a band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, recording on No Idea records. The band is often described as "slowcore". Shores began as a recording project between guitarist, vocalist and bass guitarist Brian Przybylski, and drummer John Massel in summer 2008. After the completion of their second LP, To Volstead, guitarist Sean Stearns and bass guitarist Billy Bartholomew were added to the band. Massel and Shores parted ways at the start of 2013. Shores are most known for their frequent recording output, having released their first full length LP, Coup de Grace at The Fest in October 2010, followed by three more records at The Fest 10 in October 2011. A split 7" single with their label and tour mates Creepoid was released on record store day in 2012, followed by a third full-length LP, Leavening, the following summer, when, according to the band's official web site, a third guitarist, Patrick Boylan, also joined the band.

Definition of shores in the English dictionary

The definition of shores in the dictionary is country; native landthese shores or our shores you can say `these shores' or `our shores' to refer to the country you live in.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORES

applause · Azores · cause · chores · clause · Dawes · Doors · drawers · gauze · in-laws · indoors · jaws · menopause · Mors · outdoors · pause · quatorze · scores · stores · yours

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORES

shore · shore bird · shore lark · shore leave · shore patrol · shorefront · shoreless · shoreline · shoreman · shoremen · shorer · shoreside · shoresman · shoreward · shorewards · shoreweed · shoring · shorl · shorn · short

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORES

dogshores · Flores · household chores · Lake Miraflores · literae humaniores · Miraflores · mores · naval stores · Pescadores · small stores · summer sores · the Azores · wherefores

Synonyms and antonyms of shores in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHORES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shores» and belong to the same grammatical category.
beach · coast · foreshore · lakeside · sands · seaboard · seashore · strand · waterside

Translation of «shores» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SHORES

Find out the translation of shores to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shores from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shores» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

海岸
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

costas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

shores
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तटों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شواطئ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

берега
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

margens
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাড়্গুলো
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rives
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pantai
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Ufer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

海岸
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

해안
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pantai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bờ biển
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கடற்கரைகளில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शोअरस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kıyıları
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sponde
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

brzegi
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

береги
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

țărmuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακτές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oewers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stränder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bredder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shores

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORES»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shores

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SHORES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shores.
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Bill Alexander
Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores.
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John Ashcroft
Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk.
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Roy Barnes
We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Jo Beverley
There's a magical energy and power from the ocean. I was born in a room overlooking the sea, in the middle of a storm. Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that shores touch my soul. Science might disagree, but I think there's a difference in the air on a coast - the positive ions, perhaps.
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Phil Bredesen
The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds.
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Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.
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Jerry Bruckheimer
I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.
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George Combe
They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.
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Gerard Depardieu
If cinema is a woman then certainly there are many shores.
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Alice Morse Earle
When the first settlers landed on American shores, the difficulties in finding or making shelter must have seemed ironical as well as almost unbearable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORES»

Discover the use of shores in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shores and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ecology of Sandy Shores
Covering all beach types, and addressing issues from the behavioral and physiological adaptations of the biota to exploring the effects of pollution and the impact of man's activities, this book should become the standard reference for ...
Anton McLachlan, A.C. Brown, 2010
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Darker Shores
Following the traditions of the finest ghost stories, Darker Shores is a gripping and shadowy tale of suspense. Published to coincide with its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London 3 Dec 2009 -16 Jan 2010.
Michael Punter, 2009
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Monitoring Rocky Shores
This handbook describes effective methods and procedures for monitoring the ecological and environmental status of these areas.
Steven N. Murray, Richard Francis Ambrose, Megan Nichols Dethier, 2006
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Upon These Shores: Themes in the African-American ...
Providing an overview of African American history, this text discusses a range of topics such as the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion, class and family to literature ...
William Randolph Scott, William G. Shade, 2000
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Huddled Masses and Uncertain Shores: Insights Into Irregular ...
Includes statistics.
Bimal Ghosh, 1998
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Farther Shores: Exploring How Near-Death, Kundalini and ...
In this newly revised edition of the bestselling A Farther Shore, Dr. Kason explores a wide range of spiritually transformative experiences near-death experiences, mystical experiences, spiritual energy/kundalini episodes, psychic ...
Yvonne Kason M. D., Yvonne Kason, 2008
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On the Shores of Politics
' This is precisely the task which Ranciere undertakes in these subtle and perceptive essays.
‎1995
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Hostile shores: catastrophic events in prehistoric New ...
Evidence from several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, demography, history, and the Maori oral tradition, are combined in this analysis of the many volcanic periods that shaped New Zealand.
B. G. McFadgen, 2008
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Hostile Shores - A Year and a Day: The Complete Saga
Epic Poem - The Complete Saga (Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, and VI), for the Hostile Shores: A Year And A Day Series
Ryan Talbot, 2011
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The Wilder Shores of Love
Hailed by The Daily Telegraph as "enthralling to read," Lesley Blanch’s first book tells the story of Isabel Burton, the wife and traveling companion of the explorer Richard Burton; Jane Digby, who exchanged European society for an ...
Lesley Blanch, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shores is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO: Rogue firework hits SUV loaded with fireworks, causes …
CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (WXYZ) - There were some terrifying moments on July 4 for the residents who live on Grand Lake Street in St. Clair Shores. Fireworks ... «WXYZ, Jul 15»
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Charges Possible in Death of Gulf Shores Police Dog
News 5 has learned that charges are possible against a Gulf Shores police officer who left his police dog in a hot patrol car, leading to his death. Corporal Josh ... «WKRG, Jun 15»
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Boy struck by lightning in Daytona Beach Shores on the mend
Bowen Tyre was struck June 9 while standing in the Atlantic Ocean off Daytona Beach Shores. Heather Tyre told the Daytona Beach News-Journal her son was ... «WKMG Orlando, Jun 15»
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10-year-old boy bitten by shark in Daytona Beach Shores
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. —A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a shark in Daytona Beach Shores on Wednesday afternoon. Boy, 10, suffers shark bite at ... «WESH Orlando, Jun 15»
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Boy, 11, hit by lightning in Daytona Beach Shores
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. —An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured by a lighting strike in Daytona Beach Shores on Tuesday, rescuers said. «WESH Orlando, Jun 15»
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St. Clair Shores woman convicted of strangling son, mutilating …
Donna Scrivo, the St. Clair Shores mother on trial in Macomb County for killing and dismembering her adult son, Ramsey Scrivo in January 2014 in his St. Clair ... «MLive.com, May 15»
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2015 Hangout Music Fest day 1: Live updates from Gulf Shores
Thousands of people gathered on the beach in front of The Hangout Stage to catch Trampled by Turtles at 2 p.m. during The Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Ala. «AL.com, May 15»
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Former Cottonwood Shores chief turns over peace officer license
COTTONWOOD SHORES, Texas (KXAN) — Former Cottonwood Shores Police Chief Tom Williams has surrendered his peace officer license a week after ... «KXAN.com, Apr 15»
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Exotic fish wash up on Lake Champlain shores
MILTON — Large numbers of small fish called alewives are washing up dead on the shores of Lake Champlain in northwest Vermont. The Vermont Department ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Apr 15»
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Couple from St. Clair Shores blessed with rare identical triplets
(WXYZ) - The Whiteley family of St. Clair Shores has grown by three! Lauren & Mike Whiteley just brought home their one-month-old triplets from Henry Ford ... «WXYZ, Feb 15»
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