shoe | (noun) footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material | - |
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(noun) U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof | Synonyms: horseshoe |
(noun) a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | Synonyms: brake shoe, skid |
(noun) (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time | - |
(verb) furnish with shoes | - |
shoebill | (noun) large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe | Synonyms: Balaeniceps rex, shoebird |
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shoebird | (noun) large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe | Synonyms: Balaeniceps rex, shoebill |
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shoeblack | (noun) a person who polishes shoes and boots | Synonyms: bootblack |
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shoebox | (noun) an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes | - |
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(noun) a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) | - |
shoed | (adjective) wearing footgear | Synonyms: shod, shodden |
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shoeful | (noun) the amount that a shoe will hold | - |
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shoegazing | (noun) A subgenre of alternative rock typified by significant use of guitar distortion, feedback, obscured vocals and the blurring of component musical parts into indistinguishable "walls of sound" | - |
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shoehorn | (noun) a device used for easing the foot into a shoe | - |
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(verb) fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited | - |
shoelace | (noun) a lace used for fastening shoes | Synonyms: shoe lace, shoe string, shoestring |
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shoeless | (adjective) without shoes | Synonyms: barefoot, barefooted |
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shoemaker | (noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes | Synonyms: cobbler |
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shoemaking | (noun) the shoemaker's trade | Synonyms: cobbling, shoe repairing |
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shoes | (noun) a particular situation | Synonyms: place |
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shoeshine | (noun) the act of shining shoes | - |
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(noun) a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing | - |
shoestring | (noun) a lace used for fastening shoes | Synonyms: shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace |
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(noun) a small amount of money | Synonyms: shoe string |
shoetree | (noun) a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn | - |
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(verb) stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | Synonyms: tree |