{
    "term": "shore",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the land along the edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake",
            "sensetop": "on the shoreon the shores of somethingoff shore",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **rocky/sandy shore**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to swim from the boat to the shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rubbish of all sorts is washed up on the shore.",
                    "contextForm": "on the shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a house on the shores of the lake",
                    "contextForm": "on the shores of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship was anchored off shore.",
                    "contextForm": "off shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Four thousand spectators lined the shores."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He waited, watching from the shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lake Michigan's north shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Meg was pointing to the far shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is situated on the sheltered shores of the Moray Firth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel's gardens stretch down to the lake shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The path ran along the southern shore of the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The route goes around the shore of Derwent Water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sea appears calm near the shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are a lot of rocks on that shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sailed until midnight, hugging the shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "on the golden shores of beautiful Bali"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sound of waves lapping the shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "just a few miles from shore"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The others were now safely on shore."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["golden", "sandy", "lake"],
                "verb + shore": ["approach", "reach", "leave"],
                "shore + noun": ["bird", "crab", "leave"],
                "preposition": [
                    "along the shore",
                    "around the shore of",
                    "at the shore"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an area that is by the sea or ocean, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's go to the shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We spent our vacation at the shore."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a country, especially one with a coast",
            "labels": "(especially literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "foreign shores"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What brings you to these shores?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was glad to return to his native shores."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The decisions concerning the future of the company will be taken beyond these shores."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the most thought-provoking movie to hit these shores in recent years"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will fight to the death to defend our shores."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["British", "US", "etc."],
                "verb + shores": ["arrive on", "come to", "grace"],
                "preposition": ["beyond the shore"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "sh/shore/shore__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɔːr/",
                "audio": "sh/shore/shore__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōre; perhaps related to the verb shear."
}