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beach

beach

∞ 1.0
An area of sand with small stones beside a sea or lake
  • noun
  • /biːtʃ/
: playa
  • The children built a sandcastle at the beach near our hotel.
  • sandy beaches
  • beach sand
  • walk along the beach

I think this might be my first black sand beach, bro, check this out.

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Examples

  • I think this might be my first black sand beach, bro, check this out.

  • The next day was Sunday and we went for a ride down to the beach.

  • So here I am on a beach in North Wales.

  • Take a walk down to the beach with me.

  • Today we're going to a new beach with rocks.

  • We can hang out on the beach without freezing.

  • We are sitting below the tide line of a beach just north of Half Moon Bay.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • There was this long row of beach houses that stretched far to the north.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We've just got to the second beach of the day.

  • Imagine you're on a beach in the Caribbean.

Synonyms

coast
vsbeach
∞ 1.0

The land beside the sea or ocean

is a smaller sand or pebble area directly at the water's edge
shore
vsbeach
505 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is a sandy or pebbly area specifically beside water
shoreline
vsbeach
45 2.7

The line where land meets water like a sea, lake or river

is an area with sand or stones, not just a single line
seaside
vsbeach
33 1.1

An area near the sea where people go for holidays

is the physical sand or pebble area at the water edge rather than holiday focus
sands
vsbeach
20 1.0

An area of sand next to the sea or a lake

is any sand or pebble area by a sea or lake, not only wide stretches
seashore
vsbeach
12 1.0

Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks

is also used for sandy or pebbly areas beside lakes as well
sea-coast
vsbeach
2 1.1

Land next to the sea or ocean

is especially about sand or small stones next to sea or lake

Compounds

63 1.8

A city by the ocean in southern California with a large port and many people

58 2.0

A home near the sea used for holidays

41 1.0

A city on an island in southeast Florida with sandy beaches and many hotels

A city by the ocean in southeastern Virginia, United States, with long beaches and a boardwalk

35 3.4

A rich resort town on an island off Florida's east coast with beaches and luxury

A city in southeast Florida on the mainland near Palm Beach with beaches, shops, and warm weather

Time spent on the beach to relax, swim, and enjoy the sun

16 1.0

A large light ball filled with air for play on the beach or in a pool

10 2.5

A city and beach resort in northeastern Florida known for wide sandy beaches and car races

6 1.9

A folding chair with a cloth seat for sitting on the beach

6 1.0

A large towel used to dry yourself after swimming at the beach

beach erosion
  • Specialized
3 3.5

The loss of sand from a beach caused by waves and tides

A famous sandy beach in Rio de Janeiro that many tourists visit

1 3.7

A tough grass with strong roots that grows on sandy shores and stops sand dunes from moving

A very beautiful beach with white sand and clear blue water

1 7.8

A small dark purple fruit that grows on coastal shrubs and people use to make jam

1 3.8

A small open vehicle with large tires for driving on sand

A low plant with long stems and large flowers that grows on sandy beaches

palmy beach
  • Literature
1 4.9

A beach with many palm trees in a tropical, green setting

1 7.7

A shrub that grows on the northeast coast and makes white flowers and purple fruit you can eat

beach strawberry
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A wild strawberry plant that grows on coastal dunes

1 7.7

A wild plant with purple flowers that grows on sandy coasts and helps hold the sand

1 8.6

A small shrub by the sea with white flowers and purple fruit you can eat

1 3.0

A long car with extra space behind the seats and a rear door

1 8.6

A small plant with fine white hairs that grows on sandy beaches in northeastern North America

beach aster
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plant with thick leaves and sticky stems that makes one pink or purple flower on coastal bluffs

beach flea
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A small animal that jumps like a flea and lives on sandy beaches

beach wormwood
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A plant with greyish leaves that grows on sandy coasts of eastern North America and is grown in gardens

beach goldenrod
  • Specialized
7.7

A tall plant with bright yellow flowers that grows on sandy coasts

9.9

A low plant near the sea with round heads of dark red flowers that grow on sandy dunes

A low plant with groups of pink or white flowers that grows on sandy coasts

3.1

A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people

How Low

salt marsh
3 4.4
beach
∞ 1.0
headland
3 6.2
cliff
307 1.0

Surface Forms

beach singular
beaches plural

Etymology

Beach comes from an old word for land by water, like the place where a small river or 'brook' meets the sea, so it became the name for the sandy or stony edge beside a sea or lake.