shoring

Meaning of shoring

noun

shores or props used to support or hold up something weak or unstable.

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. support or hold up something with props or beams.
    rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore ‘prop’, of unknown origin.

Information about shoring

  • The plural form of shoring is: shorings.
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Hyphenation of shoring

shoring

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • shoring is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

shoring synonyms

Meaning shore:

shore

Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:

support

Meaning make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support:

brace

Meaning provide (a building or structure) with buttresses:

buttress

Meaning make or become stronger:

strengthen

Meaning provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack:

fortify

Meaning strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material:

reinforce

Meaning support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials:

underpin

Meaning tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking:

truss

Meaning remain in the same place:

stay

Meaning support, especially with a prop:

underprop

Anagrams of shoring

horsing

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