SHOE Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word shoe. (close relations)
Definition of SHOE
Best Alternative Words for SHOE
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boot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg • compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools • the swift release of a store of affective force • protective casing for something that resembles a leg • an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg • a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed • the act of delivering a blow with the foot verb • kick; give a boot to • cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | ||||||||
brogue | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a thick and heavy shoe | ||||||||
clog | verbv | |||||||
noun • footwear usually with wooden soles • any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction • a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps verb • become or cause to become obstructed • dance a clog dance • impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden • impede with a clog or as if with a clog • coalesce or unite in a mass • fill to excess so that function is impaired | ||||||||
footwear | nounn | |||||||
noun • clothing worn on a person's feet • covering for a person's feet | ||||||||
loafer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel • person who does no work | ||||||||
moccasin | nounn | |||||||
noun • soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans | ||||||||
oxford | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a low shoe laced over the instep • a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University • a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner • a university in Oxford, England | ||||||||
platform | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a raised horizontal surface • a document stating the aims and principles of a political party • the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system • any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons • a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole • a long, flat raised structure of a railway station, where people get on and off of trains | ||||||||
pump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body • a low-cut shoe without fastenings verb • operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal • deliver forth • draw or pour with a pump • supply in great quantities • flow intermittently • move up and down • raise (gases or fluids) with a pump • question persistently | ||||||||
sandal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot | ||||||||
slipper | nounn | |||||||
noun • low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors • a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction | ||||||||
sneaker | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | ||||||||
stiletto | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small dagger with a tapered blade | ||||||||
trainer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who trains other persons or animals • simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane | ||||||||
wedge | nounn | |||||||
noun • any shape that is triangular in cross section • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States • a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation • a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe • (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole • something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them • a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object verb • put, fix, force, or implant • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | ||||||||
horseshoe | nounn | |||||||
noun • game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes • U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof verb • equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes | ||||||||
skid | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects • a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation • an unexpected slide verb • slide without control • elevate onto skids • apply a brake or skid to • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
brake shoe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |