shored

S1H4O1R1E1D2

adjective

Having a shore, often one of a specified type.

“the rocky-shored straits, a sandy-shored cove”

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

shored1

adjectiveshored (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a shore, often one of a specified type.

    the rocky-shored straits, a sandy-shored cove

shored2

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of shore

Origin

shored · adjective

  1. Proto-Germanic*skurô
  2. Proto-West Germanic[Term?]
  3. Old English*sċora
  4. Middle Englishschore
  5. Englishshore
  6. Englishshored

From shore (“coast”) + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

shored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shored

MLA

“shored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shored. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shored,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shored.

Source: shored on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.