Riverbank vs. Shore

Riverbank and Shore Definitions
Riverbank
The bank of a river.
Shore
The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
Riverbank
A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
Shore
Often shores Land; country
Far from our native shores.
Riverbank
The bank of a river
Shore
Land as opposed to water
A sailor with an assignment on shore.
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Shore
A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support.
Shore
To support by or as if by a prop
Shored up the sagging floors.
Shored up the peace initiative.
Shore
A past tense of shear.
Shore
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
Shore
(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
The seamen were serving on shore instead of in ships.
The passengers signed up for shore tours.
Shore
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
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Shore
(obsolete) To set on shore.
Shore
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
Shore
Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).
My family shored me up after I failed the GED.
The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.
Shore
To threaten or warn (someone).
Shore
To offer (someone).
Shore
A sewer.
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Shore
A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.
Shore
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river.
Michael Cassio,Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,Is come shore.
The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.
Shore
To support by a shore or shores; to prop; - usually with up; as, to shore up a building.
Shore
To set on shore.
Shore
The land along the edge of a body of water
Shore
A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
Shore
Serve as a shore to;
The river was shored by trees
Shore
Arrive on shore;
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
Shore
Support by placing against something solid or rigid;
Shore and buttress an old building