beaches

We have found lemma(root) word of beaches : beach.

Definitions


[biːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks
(e.g: fabulous sandy beaches)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting shingle on the seashore): perhaps related to Old English bæce, bece ‘brook’ (an element that survives in place names such as Wis bech and Sand bach), assuming an intermediate sense ‘pebbly river valley’


[biːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- run or haul up (a boat or ship) on to a beach
(e.g: at the water's edge a rowing boat was beached)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting shingle on the seashore): perhaps related to Old English bæce, bece ‘brook’ (an element that survives in place names such as Wis bech and Sand bach), assuming an intermediate sense ‘pebbly river valley’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries