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What is the adjective for shores?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb shore which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

shoreward
  1. In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
  2. Facing the shore.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. landward, continental, inland
  4. Examples:
      5. “As we sailed across the open ocean, we caught sight of a shoreward lighthouse in the distance.”
shoreless
  1. Without a shore, or with no shore in sight; boundless.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Kant's phenomenal realm is but an island, and that a floating island on a bottomless and shoreless sea.”
      “The lake has been rendered shoreless with the wreckage of a major avalanche.”
      “The setting sun was sinking apparently into the shoreless waters of the lake, in the west.”
shorelike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shore.
shored
  1. Having a shore, often one of a specified type.
shoreside
  1. Located on or near a shore
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nearshore, offshore, alongshore, littoral, inshore, coastal, seaside, shoreline, shallow, intertidal, near coast, riverine, coastline, skirting, shore, beach, marginal, sandy, sea, intracoastal, beachy, along the coast, beach-appropriate … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The same procedure is used when placing calls via the marine operator to shoreside telephones.”
      “The cleanup drew shoreside development, which, in turn, draws landlubbers to the waterfront every day.”
      “For a more tranquil experience, the Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy has sailing races and shoreside exhibits.”
shorebound
  1. Heading towards the shore.
shory
  1. (obsolete) Lying near the shore.
shoregoing
  1. Going ashore.
shoring
  1. present participle of shore
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bracing, supporting, bolstering, buttressing, propping, upholding, strengthening, underpinning, staying, reinforcing, sustaining, carrying, fortifying, holding, bulwarking, upbearing, underpropping, trussing, propping up, holding up, bolstering up, bearing up, shoring up, bearing, undergirding, standing, maintaining, buoying, steadying, cradling, beefing up, keeping up, building up, backing up, shouldering, setting, resting, underlying, crutching, placing, keeping from falling, augmenting, cementing, defending, confirming, hardening, toughening, inuring, stiffening, buoying up … more
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