Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coast

4 senses of coast

Sense 1
seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast -- (the shore of a sea or ocean)
       => shore -- (the land along the edge of a body of water)

Sense 2
coast -- (a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course")
       => slope, incline, side -- (an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain")

Sense 3
coast -- (the area within view; "the coast is clear")
       => view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama -- (the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views")

Sense 4
slide, glide, coast -- (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope")
       => motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb coast

1 sense of coast

Sense 1
coast -- (move effortlessly; by force of gravity)
       => glide -- (move smoothly and effortlessly)