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coast
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- pronunciation:
- kost
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A coast is land that forms a line next to an ocean. Houses and other buildings can be located on a coast.
Greg's grandparents have a house on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is so close to the water that you can hear the waves from their front porch!
- synonyms:
- seashore
- similar words:
- beach, shore, shoreline
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| definition 2: |
A coast is a part of a country or continent that lies along an ocean. A coast can be hundreds or thousands of miles long. Towns and cities are often located on a coast.
The city of Los Angeles is on the west coast of the United States, and the city of New York is on the east coast. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
coasts, coasting, coasted |
| definition: |
If you coast when you're riding your bike, you move forward without using any energy. You can coast when you ride down a hill. When a car coasts down a hill, it doesn't use any gasoline.
It's fun to coast the whole way down the hill on my bike, but it's hard to ride back up!- synonyms:
- glide, slide
- similar words:
- drift, ride
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| related words: |
bicycle, fly, roll, slide |
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