| Main Entry: | coast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border by water |
Synonyms: |
bank, beach, coastline, littoral, margin, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shore, shoreline, strand |
| Notes: | the difference between a coast and the shore is the coast is the seaward limit of the land and the shore is the landward limit of the sea shore is the general word for an edge of land directly bordering a body of water; coast is limited to land along a sea or ocean |
| Main Entry: | shore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waterside |
Synonyms: |
bank, beach, border, brim, brink, coast, coastland, embankment, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, riverbank, riverside, sand, sands, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, shingle, strand, waterfront |
Antonyms: |
inland |