beach
31beach — This term, in its ordinary signification, when applied to a place on tide waters means the space between ordinary high and low water mark; or the space over which the tide usually ebbs and flows. It is a term not more significant of a sea margin… …
32beach — n. & v. n. a pebbly or sandy shore esp. of the sea between high and low water marks. v.tr. run or haul up (a boat etc.) on to a beach. Phrases and idioms: beach ball a large inflated ball for games on the beach. beach buggy a low wide wheeled… …
33beach — n. 1) an isolated; private; public; sandy beach 2) at, on the beach * * * [biːtʃ] on the beach private public sandy beach 2 at an isolated …
34beach — beach1 W2S3 [bi:tʃ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old English bAce small stream ] an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea or a lake ▪ a sandy beach ▪ tourists walking along the beach beach 2 beach2 v [T] …
35beach — [[t]bi͟ːtʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ beaches, beaching, beached 1) N COUNT A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea. ...a beautiful sandy beach... I just want to lie on the beach in the sun. Syn: seashore 2) V ERG If something such as a boat beaches,… …
36beach — 1. noun a) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. Lifes a beach! b) A carefree time, something easy and relaxing …
37beach — [16] Beach is a mystery word. When it first turns up, in the dialect of the southeast corner of England, it means ‘shingle’; and since long stretches of the seashore in Sussex and Kent are pebbly, it is a natural extension that the word for… …
38beach — noun a pebbly or sandy shore at the edge of the sea or a lake. verb bring on to a beach from the water. ↘(with reference to a whale) become or cause to become stranded on a beach. Origin C16: perh. related to OE bæce, bece brook …
39beach — [[t]bitʃ[/t]] n. 1) an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore 2) the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves 3) the area adjacent to a seashore 4) naut. navig. to haul or run onto a beach: to beach a… …
40beach — See: NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH …
