beach
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The shore of a body of water.
Pronunciation
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beechIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbitʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
A number of places in the United States
verb
of a vehicle
To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
Land on a beach
“The ship beached near the port.”
intransitive
To run aground on a beach.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
Used this way, beach is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use beach
- “The ship beached near the port.”verb
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas.
Vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America.
Tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores.
Small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America.
A house built on or near a beach.
A prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas.
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A strip of land running along a beach.
A vagrant living on a beach.
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