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beach the land at the edge of a lake, ocean, or other body of water. A beach is often formed of sand or small stones.
beachcomber a long or large wave rolling onto a beach. [1/2 definitions]
beachfront a strip of land bordering on a beach. [2 definitions]
berm a level ledge or strip at the top, bottom, or side of a slope, or along the back of a beach. [1/3 definitions]
boardwalk a walkway built of wooden boards, esp. a promenade at a beach.
clambake a picnic or party on the beach at which clams and other foods are cooked. The food is usually baked or steamed on heated rocks covered with a layer of seaweed.
driftwood wood that has been left upon a beach by water or is floating on water.
lap3 to wash up on or slap against a surface with a gentle splash, as waves on a beach. [1/6 definitions]
pathetic fallacy the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, a technique esp. used in literature as in the sentence, "The angry waves pounded the beach".
playa a flat river bank; beach. [1/2 definitions]
sand (usu. pl.) a beach or other plot of land covered by sand. [1/7 definitions]
sandcastle a model of a castle made by molding wet sand at a beach.
sand hopper any of various small jumping crustaceans found on beaches; beach flea.
shoreless without a substantial shore or beach.
strand1 to beach, or leave behind on the shore. [1/2 definitions]
surfy having much surf, as a beach. [1/2 definitions]
tide pool a body of water from the sea that remains as a rocky pool on the beach when the waves move back from the shore. Many types of aquatic animals and plants can live in a tide pool.