noun. undefined

noun. Land next to the sea; the seashore.

noun. The water near this land.

noun. The Pacific coast of the United States.

noun. A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled.

noun. The act of sliding or coasting; slide.

noun. The frontier or border of a country.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To slide down an incline through the effect of gravity.

intransitive verb. To move without use of propelling power. synonym: slide.

intransitive verb. To act or move aimlessly or with little effort.

intransitive verb. To sail near or along a coast.

intransitive verb. To sail or move along the coast or border of.

noun. A side; the side.

noun. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; boundary; bound.

noun. The side, edge, or margin of the land next to the sea; the sea-shore.

noun. The boundary-line formed by the sea; the coast-line.

noun. [From the verb.] A slide on a sled down a snowy or icy incline: as, to go out for a coast.

To glide along swiftly through the air with motionless wings, as a bird.

To loaf about from station to station.

To sail near a coast; sail along or near the shore, or in sight of land; follow the coast-line; rarely, to travel along, either on or near the coast.

To sail from port to port on the same coast.

Hence Figuratively, to feel one's way cautiously; grope along.

To advance; proceed; go.

To slide on a sled down a hill or an incline covered with snow or ice.

To descend a hill on a bicycle, removing the feet from the pedals.

To draw supplies to lumberers' shanties.

To sail along or near to, as a coast, or along the shore of: as, to coast the shores of the Mediterranean; to coast an island.

To carry or conduct along a coast or river-bank.

To draw near to; approach; keep close to; pursue.

To accost.

noun. The side of a thing.

noun. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.

noun. The seashore, or land near it.

noun. the danger is over; no enemy in sight.

noun. The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast.

noun. a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole.

noun. a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade.

intransitive verb. To draw or keep near; to approach.

intransitive verb. To sail by or near the shore.

intransitive verb. To sail from port to port in the same country.

intransitive verb. To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.

transitive verb. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

transitive verb. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.

transitive verb. To conduct along a coast or river bank.

verb. To glide along without adding energy.

verb. To sail along a coast

verb. Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.

verb. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

verb. To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

"Berbera on the Red Sea coast is a bit of a wreck as are most of the cities, due to the heavy damage inflicted in the pre-independence civil war."

clear the coast  the coast is clear  

coastal  coasted  coaster  coasting  

aspect  incline  panorama  prospect  scene  

Post  boast  diagnosed  engrossed  ghost  

bank  border  cliff  continent  desert  

abide  approach  avalanche  bank  be a sideliner  

coasted  coasting  coasts