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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for shoring

Noun

1. shore, shoring, beam
usage: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
2. shoring, shoring up, propping up, support, supporting
usage: the act of propping up with shores

Verb

1. shore, bound, border
usage: serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"
2. land, set ashore, shore, arrive, get, come
usage: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
3. prop up, prop, shore up, shore, hold, support, sustain, hold up
usage: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
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