beach

/biːtʃ/

nounverbbeach

Think: **BEE** + **CH**—a bee buzzing near the **beach**.

Yes, it's beach. The long **ee** sound is spelled **ea** in **beach**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe sandy or pebbly land beside an ocean, lake, or river
  2. verbto run or pull a boat onto the shore

Examples

  • “We built a sandcastle on the beach after lunch.”
  • “The lifeguard watched the swimmers from a tall chair on the beach.”
  • “They had to beach the small boat before the storm arrived.”

Synonyms

shoreseashorecoaststrandseaside

Antonyms

inland

Translations

ES playaPT praiaFR plage

Common misspellings

bechbeechbeachebeatchbeechhbeech beacchbeahc

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