shore
/ʃɔː/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʃɔː/
shore
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US voice -> shore
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကမ်းခြေ
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shore1 /ʃↄ:(r)/ n
၁။ [C,U] ကမ်းခြေ၊ ကမ်းစပ်။ a house on the shore(s) of Lake Geneva ❍ swim from the boat to the shore ❍ go on shore (eg of sailors from a ship). ❍ COAST
၂။ shores [pl] (esp rhet ) (ပင်လယ်ရပ်ခြား) တိုင်းပြည်၊ နိုင်ငံ။ visit foreign shores. ❍ COAST
shore2 /ʃↄ:(r)/ v
❏ shore sth up [PHRV ]
၁။ (ဒေါက်၊ ကျား၊ ဆင့်၊ တန်း စသည်ဖြင့်) ထောက်၊ ကန်၊ ခံသည်။ shore up the side of an old house to stop it falling down.
၂။ သက်သေ၊ အထောက်အထား ပြသည်။ She used this evidence to shore up her argument.
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coast, beach, seashore, shoreline, Neptunian, bank, bear up, bolster, border, brace, brim, brink, bulwark, buttress, carry, coastal, coastland, coastline, deep-sea, embankment, hold, hydrographic, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, marine, natatorial, ocean-going, oceanfront, oceangoing, oceanographic, of the sea, prop, reinforce, riverbank, riverside, saltwater, sand, sands, seaboard, seacoast, seagoing, seaside, shingle, strand, strengthen, support, sustain, thalassic, underpin, upbear, uphold, waterfront, waterside
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