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Noun (4 meanings)
1. 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.
shoe is a type of:
types of shoe:
- Loafer (noun) - a low leather step-in shoe
- anklet (noun) - a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
- baby shoe (noun) - a shoe designed to be worn by infants
- balmoral (noun) - a sturdy laced walking shoe
- blucher (noun) - a high shoe with laces over the tongue
- bowling shoe (noun) - a special shoe worn when bowling
- brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe (noun) - a thick and heavy shoe
- calceus (noun) - a shoe covering the ankle
- chopine, platform (noun) - a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
- chukka, chukka boot (noun) - a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets
- cleats (noun) - shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
- congress boot, congress shoe, congress gaiter (noun) - an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides
- flipper, fin (noun) - a shoe for swimming
- gaiter (noun) - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
- ghillie, gillie (noun) - a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep
- gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe (noun) - a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
- moccasin, mocassin (noun) - soft leather shoe
- oxford (noun) - a low shoe laced over the instep
- pump (noun) - a low-cut shoe without fastenings
- running shoe (noun) - a light comfortable shoe designed for running
- sabot, wooden shoe (noun) - a shoe carved from a single block of wood
- sandal (noun) - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
- slingback, sling (noun) - a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- walker (noun) - a shoe designed for comfortable walking
- walking shoe (noun) - a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
- wedgie (noun) - a shoe with a wedge heel
- wing tip (noun) - a shoe having a wing-tip toecap
parts of shoe:
- collar, shoe collar (noun) - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
- counter, heel counter (noun) - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
- heel (noun) - the bottom of a shoe or boot
- insole, innersole (noun) - the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
- instep (noun) - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
- lace, lacing (noun) - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- outsole (noun) - the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
- saddle (noun) - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
- shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string (noun) - a lace used for fastening shoes
- spike (noun) - sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- throat (noun) - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
- toe box (noun) - the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes
- toecap (noun) - a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it
- tongue (noun) - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- upper (noun) - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
shoe is derivationally related to:
- to shoe (verb) - furnish with shoes
2. (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time.
4. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation.
shoe is a type of:
- restraint, constraint (noun) - a device that retards something's motion
shoe is a part of:
- drum brake (noun) - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
parts of shoe:
- brake lining (noun) - the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
shoe is derivationally related to:
- to skid (verb) - apply a brake or skid to
Verb (1 meaning)
1. furnish with shoes.
to shoe
Example:
- “the children were well shoed”
to shoe is a way to:
- to dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel (verb) - provide with clothes or put clothes on
to shoe is derivationally related to:
- 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