shoe
noun
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
shoes
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pluralof shoe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof shoe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
shoenounan external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
Example Sentences
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“If I’m on Nordstrom’s website and I click to see the model show me what the shoes are going to look like,” said Barrett, “that’s a profit motive.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Dubbed “the barefoot revolutionary” for his refusal to wear shoes, Hilton was satirized on the BBC political sitcom “The Thick of It” as Stewart Pearson, the Tories’ “eco-friendly, media-savvy, blue-sky-thinking” communications director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
We meet Mona in media res, nervously tapping her shoes on the carpeted lobby floor and fretting over her audition.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, shoes fitted with motion sensors could provide feedback as patients practice walking at home or around their neighborhoods.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Told ya,” Avery mouths, because Avery is a person who somehow knows that no one’s going to make a fuss about shoes on graduation day.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
