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- [leyk-shawr, -shohr]
- /ˈleɪkˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr/
- /ˈleɪk.ˌʃɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leyk-shawr, -shohr]
- /ˈleɪkˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr/
Definitions of lakeshore word
- abbreviation LAKESHORE lakefront. 1
- noun lakeshore The shore of a lake. 1
- noun lakeshore the area along the edge of a lake 0
- noun lakeshore (as modifier) 0
- abbreviation LAKESHORE lakefront 0
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Origin of lakeshore
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; lake1 + shore1
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Parts of speech for Lakeshore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lakeshore popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lakeshore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lakeshore
noun lakeshore
- ledge — a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- levee — (in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received.
- coast — The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
- shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
Antonyms for lakeshore
noun lakeshore
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- inland — pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
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