COAST Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word coast. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COAST
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seashore | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shore of a sea or ocean | ||||||||
bank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) • a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities • a long ridge or pile • an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers • a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) • the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home • a building in which the business of banking is transacted • a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) verb • tip laterally • enclose with a bank • do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank • act as the banker in a game or in gambling • be in the banking business • put into a bank account • cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning • have faith or confidence in | ||||||||
beach | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake verb • land on a beach | ||||||||
border | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a line that indicates a boundary • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary • the boundary of a surface • a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge • a strip forming the outer edge of something verb • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • form the boundary of; be contiguous to • enclose in or as if in a frame • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||||||||
brink | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marking a boundary • the edge of a steep place • the limit beyond which something happens or changes | ||||||||
edge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the boundary of a surface • a line determining the limits of an area • a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object • the attribute of urgency in tone of voice • a slight competitive advantage • the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something verb • advance slowly, as if by inches • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary • provide with an edge | ||||||||
foreshore | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark | ||||||||
littoral | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a coastal or shore region noun • the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean | ||||||||
margin | nounn | |||||||
noun • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary • an amount beyond the minimum necessary • the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities • (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold • the blank space that surrounds the text on a page • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | ||||||||
seaside | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | ||||||||
shore | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the land along the edge of a body of water • a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support verb • serve as a shore to • arrive on shore • support by placing against something solid or rigid | ||||||||
waterfront | nounn | |||||||
noun • the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water | ||||||||
glide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • the activity of flying a glider verb • move smoothly and effortlessly • fly in or as if in a glider plane • cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||||||||
sea-coast | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shore of a sea or ocean | ||||||||
seacoast | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shore of a sea or ocean | ||||||||
slide | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale • plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector • sloping channel through which things can descend verb • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly • move smoothly along a surface |