beach
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- pronunciation:
- bich
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A beach is the land next to a lake or ocean. A beach is often a beautiful place where people go to lie in the sun. Some beaches have a lot of sand and others are covered with many small stones or rocks.
Many kids come to the beach in the summer. They like to swim in the water and play in the sand.
- synonyms:
- shore
- similar words:
- coast, seashore, shoreline
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| related words: |
bank |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
beaches, beaching, beached |
| definition: |
When a boat is beached, it means that the boat is stuck on a beach or land.
The storm beached the boat.- synonyms:
- strand
- similar words:
- ground
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beech (a kind of tree)?
Beach and
beech sound alike but have different meanings.