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# beach

noun (beach, beaches); verb (beach, beaches, beached — run or pull a boat or whale onto land)

«beach» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#m1)
2. As a verb, to bring a boat onto a beach, or for a whale to get stuck on land: "a beached whale". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography, beaches are made by waves breaking up rocks and shells into sand; tides go in and out. In safety: swim between the red and yellow flags (Australia, NZ, UK) or near the lifeguard; look for rip currents; wear sunscreen and a hat; watch for jellyfish. Phrases: at the beach, on the beach, beach ball, beach towel, seaside.

### Examples

- We built sandcastles on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x1)
- Swim between the flags at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x2)
- The beach was crowded on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x3)
- We found shells on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x4)
- Wear a hat at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x5)
- A whale was beached on the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x6)
- Waves wash up seaweed onto the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x7)
- Let's have a picnic at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x8)
- The beach is disgracefully crowded this season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/#x9)

### Note

Plural "beaches" (add -es after ch). "Beach" sounds like "beech" (a kind of tree) — homophones. "At the beach" and "on the beach" are both fine.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beach» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beach» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beach.html) on Mova free.