shore-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: the edge or border of a body of water

Commentary: SHORE[+location][+physical][+boundary][+body][+water]

Examples:
The children hunted for crabs along the shore near their summer cottage.
Several piers along the lake shore were damaged by the storm.
We enjoyed a scenic drive along the shore.
The legal definition of the shore is the land bounded between low and high tide.
The boat hit an iceberg about a hundred miles off the shores of Newfoundland. (refers to the actual coastline of the country, not the whole nation)

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a beam or timber used for support

Commentary: SHORE[+entity][+artifact][+structure][+beam][+support]

Examples:
John put up a couple of shores to bear the load of the sagging wall.
This wood is not strong enough to make good shores.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a country or region bounded by a coast

Commentary: SHORE[+location][+physical][+region][+geographical][+boundaries][+coastal]
NOTE: related to Sense 1, but refers to the whole country, not really focused on the literal shoreline of the country.

Examples:
He left the shores of his native land when he was just a young boy.
The ripples of Soviet 'new thinking' finally reached the distant shores of Africa.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c