Shoring

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or operation of propping with shores.
  • n. A system of supporting shores.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of shore.
  • n. Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore.
  • n. A system of props; props, collectively.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Awry; aslant.
  • n. The act of supporting with shores or props.
  • n. A number or set of shores or props taken collectively.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of propping up with shores
  • n. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    support    supporting    beam   
    Verb Stem
    shore   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adoring    boring    deploring    exploring    flooring