- shor|ing
- shor|ing «SHR ihng, SHOHR-», noun.1. a system of shores or props, as for supporting a building, ship, or dock.2. the act of building or providing with shores.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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long|shor|ing — «LNG SHR ihng, LONG ; SHOHR », noun. the work of loading and unloading ships: »Long shoring…remains a high hazard industry (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
off|shor|ing — «awf SHAWR ihng», noun the movement of jobs to another country, especially by U.S. companies … Useful english dictionary
shor — long·shor·ing; shor; shor·er; shor·ey·er; shor·tia; shor·tzy; … English syllables
shoring — shor•ing [[t]ˈʃɔr ɪŋ, ˈʃoʊr [/t]] n. bui civ a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc • Etymology: 1490–1500 … From formal English to slang
long — age·long; be·long; be·long·ing·ness; cach·o·long; du·long; fur·long; ge·long; head·long·ness; hol·long; ka·long; long; long·ford; long·ful; long·ie; long·ies; long·ing; long·ing·ly; long·ing·ness; long·ish; long·ly; long·ness; long·schat;… … English syllables
Shoring — Shor ing, n. 1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of props; props, collectively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longshoring — long·shor·ing … English syllables
shore — I [[t]ʃɔr, ʃoʊr[/t]] n. 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc 2) some particular country: my native shore[/ex] 3) land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore[/ex] 4) law Law. seashore 2) • Etymology: bef.… … From formal English to slang
un|der|shore — «UHN duhr SHR, SHOHR», transitive verb, shored, shor|ing. 1. to prop up or support with shores. 2. Figurative. to support; strengthen … Useful english dictionary
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
