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- pronunciation:
- shu
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A shoe is something you wear on your foot. Shoes are made of leather, rubber, cloth, or some other material.
Alan needs new shoes because his old ones are now too tight on his feet and have holes in them.Lily has a pair of comfortable shoes that she can wear every day and also a nice pair she can wear to parties.
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| definition 2: |
"Shoe" is a short way of saying "horseshoe." A horseshoe is a piece of metal that is attached to a horse's hoof to protect the hoof and foot of the horse.
A horse wears a shoe on each of its hooves.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shoes, shoeing, shod, shodden, shoed |
| definition: |
When someone shoes a horse, they fit the horse with horseshoes. A horseshoe is a piece of metal that gets attached to a horse's hoof to protect the hoof and foot of the horse.
A person who shoes horses as a job is called a "farrier." A farrier makes sure that the horse's shoes fit properly. |
| derivation: |
shoeless (adj.) |
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