- beach
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. shore, coast[line]; strand, sands, shingle. —v. ground, run aground or ashore, strand, hit the beach (inf.). See navigation, land.II(Roget's IV) n.1. [The edge of the water]Syn. shore, strand, shingle, bank; see shore .2. [A waterside resort]Syn. shore, seashore, bathing beach, boardwalk, seaside, lakefront, watering place, the sea, the ocean, the lake, the sands, the coast, lido, plage (French), playa (Spanish).See Synonym Study at shore .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.shore, strand, coast, seaside, littoral.WORD FIND• arm of land connecting two land masses: isthmus, tombolo• channel, small: rill• cross-current swimming hazard: riptide• debris, cargo washed ashore from lost ship: flotsam and jetsam• embankment or headland: bluff, promontory• harbor-protecting structure extending into water: jetty• ledge or shelf of sand deposited by sea over time: berm• marine vegetation washed ashore: wrack• mineral in beach sand: garnet, feldspar, quartz• narrow arm of land extending into water: spit• pillowlike object, egg-casing of skate: mermaid’s purse• receding tide: ebb tide• ridge of coral or rock skirting shore: barrier reef• ripples in sand left by swash: swashmarks• sand bar connecting two land masses: tombolo• sea spray: spindrift• shells: abalone, baby bonnet, clam, cockle, conch, cone, cowrie, horn, limpet, mussel, nautilus, oyster, periwinkle, razor,scallop, triton, wentletrap• shelter/bathhouse: cabana• small beach between two cliffs: pocket beach• small rock island at head of promontory: stack• waves: plunger, spiller, comber, train, graybeards, eagre, tidal bore• wave’s shallow sweep up beach: swash
English dictionary for students. 2013.