BEACH
What does "BEACH" mean?
A shore of sand or pebbles along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.
Meanings
- The strip of sand or shingle where land meets a sea, lake, or river. We spread the towels on the beach and watched the tide come in.
- To run or haul a boat up onto the shore, or for a sea creature to become stranded. They beached the dinghy above the high-water mark.
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the 1530s; possibly from an Old English dialect word for loose, water-worn pebbles or shingle, the material a beach is made of.
Remember it
BEACH and 'beech' sound alike; remember the seaside one holds 'each' grain of sand, e-a-ch.
A little poem
Each wave rewrites it -
the long page of the wet sand
blank again by noon.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't secrets last at the seaside? The beach has too many tiny grains, and not one of them can keep still.
What it teaches
Stand where two worlds meet and you learn that edges, not centers, are where things actually change.
Quick facts
What does BEACH mean?
A shore of sand or pebbles along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.
Is BEACH a valid word?
Yes — BEACH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BEACH?
BEACH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BEACH come from?
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the 1530s; possibly from an Old English dialect word for loose, water-worn pebbles or shingle, the material a beach is made of.
What can BEACH teach us?
Stand where two worlds meet and you learn that edges, not centers, are where things actually change.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.