Definitions for shoes
shoes

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. place, shoesnoun

   a particular situation

   "If you were in my place what would you do?"

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1. shoes

   A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. They are often worn with a sock. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with form originally being tied to function. Though the human foot can adapt to varied terrains and climate conditions, it is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and temperature extremes, which shoes protect against. Some shoes are worn as safety equipment, such as steel-toe boots which are required footwear at industrial worksites. Additionally, fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap and be sold for a low cost. High fashion shoes made by famous designers may be made of expensive materials, use complex construction and sell for large sums of money. Some shoes are designed for specific purposes, such as boots designed specifically for mountaineering or skiing, while others have more generalized usage such as sneakers which have transformed from a special purpose sport shoe into a general use shoe. Traditionally, shoes have been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly being made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials. Globally, the shoe industry is a $200 billion a year industry. 90% of shoes end up in land-fills, because the materials are hard to separate, recycle or otherwise reuse.

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1. Shoes

   of Shoe

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1. Shoes

   Shoes are an American power pop band, formed in Zion, Illinois, in 1974 by brothers John and Jeff Murphy, and Gary Klebe and incorporating several different drummers over the years including Skip Meyer, Barry Shumaker, Ric Menck, John Richardson, and Jeff Hunter.

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1. shoes

   Plural form of shoe.

   In the shoe shop all the pairs of shoes look so neat and tidy in how they are displayed on the shelves.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Situation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shoes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3098

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shoes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1323

Anagrams for shoes »

1. hoses

How to pronounce shoes?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shoes in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoes in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of shoes in a Sentence

1. Bruce Springsteen:

   She dances to survive, so lace up your dancing shoes and get going.

2. Jef Raskin:

   Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.

3. Tucker Carlson:

   Good evening, everyone. I'm Tucker Carlson. I'm like if a pair of boat shoes came to life, and I'm Laura Ingraham, and when I watch Harry Potter I root for Voldemort.

4. Patricia McBride:

   When I hung up the toe shoes I didn't look back, but I went forward. And I remember all my years with joy and wonder.

5. Pierre Lacey:

   He's going to walk a quarter mile from his house in a pair of shoes that's two sizes too small after he takes off his new pair of shoes - and this is a 17-year-old black kid with a brand new pair of Jordan's on. He's going to take those Jordan's off and just get rid of them and put on some shoes that's not his -- we don't know where he got them from, no laces in them -- and continue to walk down this dirt road late at night to swing set in the middle of the trailer park and hang himself, how can I believe that.

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