shoe S₁H₄O₁E₁

Noun 4 meanings

1. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

   “Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.”

2. A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

   “Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.”

3. A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

4. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

   “Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.”

Verb 3 meanings

1. To put shoes on one's own feet.

   “Men and women clothed and shod for the ascent.”

2. To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

3. To cover an object with a protective layer of material.

   “The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.”

Similar and opposite words

• HORSESHOE₁₅
• SNOWSHOE₁₄
• BACKHOE₁₈
• GUMSHOE₁₃
• TUCKAHOE₁₇
• KALANCHOE₁₈
• PAHOEHOE₁₆
• RESHOE₉
• OVERSHOE₁₄
• MAHOE₁₀
• UNSHOE₉
• COHOE₁₀

• SHOW₁₀
• SHOT₇
• SHOP₉
• SHOO₇
• SHOD₈
• SLOE₄
• SHOG₈
• SJOE₁₁