The difference between Coast and Shore

When used as nouns, coast means the side or edge of something, whereas shore means land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

When used as verbs, coast means to glide along without adding energy, whereas shore means to set on shore.


check bellow for the other definitions of Coast and Shore

  1. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    The side or edge of something.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Isaac Newton"

  2. Coast as a noun:

    The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

    Examples:

    "The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches."

  3. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of land; a district or country.

  4. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of the air or heavens.

  1. Coast as a verb (intransitive):

    To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

    Examples:

    "When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station."

  2. Coast as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    To sail along a coast.

  3. Coast as a verb:

    Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.

  4. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hakluyt"

  5. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

  6. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To conduct along a coast or river bank.

  7. Coast as a verb (US, dialect):

    To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

  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.