English dictionary
shoe
/S//u/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
Source: WordNet 3.0
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U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
Synonyms horseshoeSource: WordNet 3.0
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a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.
Source: webster1913
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The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.
Source: webster1913
verb
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furnish with shoes
ExamplesThe children were well shoed.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to <i>shoe</i> a horse, a sled, an anchor.
Source: webster1913