coast
1
3.5
- noun
- /koʊst/
- Nayla let the car coast down the hill and turned into the parking lot.
Examples
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So I flew out from the coast this evening hoping I'd find you.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's just down the coast from Honfleur.
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After a short trip, he turned the engine off and said, "The coast is clear, kids."
Fiction book (1994) -
I'd planned on making it to the coast.
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"Let's go fishing for a week, or even two, off the coast of Maine.
Blog text (18) -
If you stop pedaling and just coast on level ground, you slow and eventually come to a rest.
Blog text (14) -
He died of a broken heart when she ran aground off the north coast.
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Salvador da Bahia was founded in 1549 for the protection of the Brazilian coast against foreign invasion.
Academic text (2004) -
The Mutual Broadcasting System presents the Peabody Award-winning Larry King Show, network radio's most-listened-to coast-to-coast talk program.
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The children enjoyed the thrill of the sled as they allowed it to coast down the snowy hill.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
168
3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
81
2.7
A coastal area by the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States known for beaches and fishing
15
3.4
A branch of the United States military that enforces laws at sea, rescues people, and protects its waters
- Formal
5
3.3
A part of the United States government that patrols coasts, enforces laws at sea, and rescues people
- Formal
4
3.5
A branch of the US government that protects people at sea, rescues boats and crews, and stops illegal activity
4
2.3
The eastern coast of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean between Boston and Washington, DC
The western coastal region of the United States that stretches from Washington to southern California
1
8.6
A region of North Africa along the Mediterranean known for pirates from the 1600s to 1800s
The part of the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
- US
1
6.5
A nickname for the Great Lakes region around Lake Michigan, seen as a coast like the East or West coast
- Specialized
1
6.3
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
- NSFW
1
8.7
A city waterfront known for gambling, drinking, and crime in the late 1800s
- Specialized
1
8.3
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
A coastal region on the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa historically known for pirates
- Specialized
A lily with bright orange flowers that grows on the Pacific coast of the United States
A medium-sized shrub with large pink flowers with brown spots that grows on the Pacific coast of North America
A slow-growing medium-sized evergreen tree with small flat leaves that grows along marshy East Coast shores
- Australian
A bushy Australian tree near the coast with long leaves and yellow flower spikes that attract birds
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with leaves mainly at the base and small white flowers
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree from western North America used for its wood
How Effortless
1
3.5
82
1.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coast as a noun for a smooth move comes from the verb that meant 'to glide', so a coast is the easy, momentum-driven movement itself, for example a quick ride down a hill.