shoe /shoo/

1. A stiff outer covering for the foot, not coming above the ankle (or in the USA not much above)
2. A rim of iron nailed to a hoof
3. Anything in form, position, or use like a shoe, as in a metal tip or ferrule, a piece attached where there is friction, a drag for a wheel, the part of a brake that comes in contact with the wheel, etc, the block by which an electric tractor collects current
4. The short bent part at the bottom of a downpipe that directs water away from the wall (building)
5. A box-like device for dispensing playing-cards singly (gambling)

To put shoes or a shoe on

shod adjective

shoeˈing noun

shoeˈless adjective

shoer /shooˈər/ noun

A person who shoes horses

shoeˈbill noun

A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) with a heavy bill (also called shoebill stork, whale-head, whale-headed stork)

shoeˈblack noun

Someone who polishes shoes, a bootblack

shoe brush noun

shoe buckle noun

shoeˈhorn noun

1. A curved implement with a handle used for easing the heel into the back of a shoe
2. Anything serving to facilitate something else (old)

transitive verb (figurative)

To fit, squeeze or compress into a tight or insufficient space

shoeˈlace noun

A cord passed through eyelet-holes to fasten a shoe

shoe latchet noun

A thong for fastening a shoe, sandal, etc

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