1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shore.

2. (n.) The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore.

3. (n.) A system of props; props, collectively.

Zeitgeist action actions activity acts address affectation affective meaning aftermath aim air air express airfreight airlift applicability application appositeness aspect asportation attitude axis azimuth backing ball bearing bearings beck beckon behavior behavior pattern behavioral norm behavioral science bent bevel bearing birthing body language bolstering boost born bracing brow bump bumper crop bunt burdened bushing butt buttressing calved carriage carry carrying cartage cast cast of countenance celestial navigation charade chassis childbearing childbirth chironomy color coloring complexion comportment concern concernment conduct connection connotation consequence conveyance correlation countenance course crop culture pattern current custom dactylology dead reckoning deaf-and-dumb alphabet delivery demeanor denotation deportment dig direction direction line display doing doings drayage drift dropped dumb show effect endurance enduring essence exposure expressage extension face facial appearance favor feature features ferriage fix foaled folkway force frame freight freightage front frontage fructiferous fructification fruit fruitbearing fruiting fruition fulcrum garb germaneness gesticulation gesture gesture language gestures gist given birth giving birth glacial movement goings-on grammatical meaning guise hand signal harvest hatched haulage hauling head heading headstock helmsmanship holding hustle idea impact implication import inclination infrastructure intension interest jab jewel jog joggle jolt jostle kinesics lay lexical meaning lie lighterage line line of direction line of march line of position lineaments lines literal meaning look looks lugging main current mainstream maintaining maintien make manner manners materiality meaning method methodology methods mien modus vivendi motion motions mount mounting movement movements moves navigation nee needle bearing newborn nudge oarlock observable behavior orientation output overtone packing pantomime parturition pattern pertinence physiognomy pilotage piloting pith pivot point poise poke port portage porterage pose position position line posture practical consequence practice praxis presence press pressure procedure proceeding proceeds prod produce producing product production propping punch purport push quarter radio bearing railway express range range of meaning real meaning reference referent