Beach

Noun

 * 1) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
 * 2) The area extending from the shoreline inland to a marked change in physiographic form or material, or to the line of permanent vegetation (coastline).
 * 3)  A carefree time, something easy and relaxing.
 * 4) (military) In amphibious operations, that portion of the shoreline designated for landing of a tactical organization.

Verb

 * 1) To run (something) aground on a beach.

Adjectives for Beach
sandy; artificial; accessible; secluded; clean; sloping; crescent; sandy; curving; private; sun-warmed; beautiful;  commodious; bright; fascinating; golden; rocky; pebbly; silvery; brilliant; sun-swept; gleaming; silent; desolate; shelving; surf-smoothed; windless; mosquito-infested; ancient; calcareous; foamy; private; sunny; cool; breezy;

Verbs for Beach
batter—; break on—; dawdle along—; drift on—; lash against—; pound—; ripple on—; roam—; run aground on—; settle on—; sprawl on—; stagger onto—; strand on—; strew—; throw up on—; —extends; — gleams; —stretches.

Synonyms for Beach

 * cove, sand, strand, surf

Antonyms for Beach

 * depths

Derived terms

 * unbeached

Thesaurus
coast, coastland, coastline, embankment, foreshore, ground, ironbound coast, lido, littoral, margin, pile up, plage, playa, riverside, riviera, rockbound coast, run aground, sands, sea margin, seabank, seabeach, seaboard, seacliff, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shingle, shipwreck, shore, shoreline, strand, submerged coast, take the ground, tidewater, waterfront, waterside, wreck

Etymology
From bæce:, bece:, from.