The difference between Bolster and Shore

When used as nouns, bolster means a large cushion or pillow, whereas shore means land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

When used as verbs, bolster means to brace, reinforce, secure, or support, whereas shore means to set on shore.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bolster and Shore

  1. Bolster as a noun:

    A large cushion or pillow.

  2. Bolster as a noun:

    A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.

  3. Bolster as a noun (vehicles, agriculture):

    A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.

  4. Bolster as a noun:

    A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.

    Examples:

    "synonyms cross-head pillow"

  5. Bolster as a noun:

    A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.

  6. Bolster as a noun:

    The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.

  7. Bolster as a noun:

    The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.

  8. Bolster as a noun:

    The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.

  9. Bolster as a noun (architecture):

    The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek G. Francis"

  10. Bolster as a noun (military, historical):

    A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.

  1. Bolster as a verb (transitive, often, figurative):

    To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

  1. Shore as a noun:

    Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

    Examples:

    "lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore'"

  2. Shore as a noun (from the perspective of one on a body of water):

    Land, usually near a port.

    Examples:

    "The [[seamen]] were serving on shore instead of in ships."

    "The passengers signed up for shore tours."

  1. Shore as a verb (obsolete):

    To set on shore.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Shore as a noun:

    A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.

    Examples:

    "The shores stayed upright during the earthquake."

  1. Shore as a verb (transitive, without ''up''):

    To provide with support.

  2. Shore as a verb (usually, with ''up''):

    To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

    Examples:

    "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."

  1. Shore as a verb:

  1. Shore as a noun:

    (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

  1. Shore as a verb (Scotland, archaic):

    To warn or threaten.

  2. Shore as a verb (Scotland, archaic):

    To offer.