shoe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sho̅o̅)

Inflections of 'shoe' (n):
shoes
npl
shoon
npl (Archaic or poetic or dialect)
Inflections of 'shoe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shoes
v 3rd person singular
shoeing
v pres p
shod
v past
shoed
v past (Rare)
shod
v past p
shoed
v past p (Rare)

Collocations for "shoe"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shoe" in context.

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shoe

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [right, left, wrong] shoe
  2. [leather, black, brown, blue, red] shoes
  3. [smart, casual, work, running, sports, orthopedic, ballet] shoes
  4. [high-heeled, flat] shoes
  5. [men's, women's, children's, boy's, girl's] shoes
  6. [new, clean, dirty, muddy] shoes
  7. [cheap, expensive, brand name, designer] shoes
  8. [big, small, loose, tight] shoes
  9. these shoes are too [big]
  10. your shoes are [undone, untied]
  11. size [9] shoes
  12. [buy, wear in, show off] new shoes
  13. take off your shoes
  14. [make, design, sell] shoes
  15. what size shoe do you take?
  16. now the shoe is on the other foot!
  17. spend a day in someone else's shoes
  18. wouldn't like to be in her shoes!
  19. put yourself in my shoes
  20. what would you do in my shoes?
  21. could never fill her [coworker's, mother's] shoes
  22. [is a, Little Miss] Goody Two-Shoes
n as adj
  1. a shoe [shop, seller, salesman, designer]
  2. shoe [polish, leather, inserts]
  3. a shoe-shine [kit, boy]
  4. use a shoe [tree, horn, brush]
  5. what is your shoe size?
v
  1. shoed the horse (before the race)
  2. needs to be shod
  3. her feet were shod in [sneakers, black shoes, slippers]
'shoe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Polish - bottom - box - butt - clerk - crap - cushion - factory - fellow - gravel - gum - heel - hole - horse - impression - imprint - insert - leather - other - pebble - poop - shine - shop - size - sniff - sole - spit - stamp - strap - tar - toe - tongue

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