English dictionary
coast
/k/oU/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
the shore of a sea or ocean
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
a slope down which sleds may coast
ExamplesWhen it snowed they made a coast on the golf course.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
the area within view
ExamplesThe coast is clear.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
ExamplesThe children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
The side of a thing.
Source: webster1913
verb
-
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
To draw or keep near; to approach.
Source: webster1913
-
To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
Source: webster1913