beach : Idioms & Phrases

• noun slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
  seaside daisy; Erigeron glaucous.
  

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• noun large and light ball; for play at the seaside
  beachball.
  

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• noun a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
  dune buggy.
  

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• noun a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
  deck chair.
  

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Beach" comb`er

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1. A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber. Amer.

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• noun the erosion of beaches
  

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• noun small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
  sand hopper; sand flea; sandhopper.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestidæ, living on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.

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• noun vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America
  seaside goldenrod; Solidago sempervirens.
  

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• noun tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
  

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• (Bot.), a coarse grass (Ammophila arundinacea), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the waves.

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• noun small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
  poverty grass; Hudsonia tomentosa.
  

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• noun a house built on or near a beach
  

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• noun a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas
  Ipomoea pes-caprae; railroad vine.
  

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• noun plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
  Abronia maritima.
  

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• noun wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
  sea pea; Lathyrus maritimus; Lathyrus japonicus.
  

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• noun seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
  beach plum; Prunus maritima.
  
• noun small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
  

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• noun seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
  beach plum; Prunus maritima.
  

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• noun prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
  pink sand verbena; Abronia umbellata.
  

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• noun wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
  Chilean strawberry; Fragaria chiloensis.
  

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• noun very large towel to dry yourself after swimming
  

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• noun a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
  station waggon; wagon; station wagon; beach waggon; estate car; waggon.
  

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• noun a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
  station waggon; wagon; station wagon; beach waggon; estate car; waggon.
  

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• a light open wagon with two or more seats.

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• noun herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
  old woman; dusty miller; Artemisia stelleriana.
  

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• noun a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
  

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• noun a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921
  

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• noun a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
  

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• noun a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
  

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• an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel, sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in many lake and river regions.

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• noun the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
  

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• noun a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
  

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