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Synonyms for shoe

Most common

brake shoe clog boat money boot horse shoe sock slipper sandal

All synonyms

Noun

1. Brake shoe

brake shoe, clog, skid

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

    Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

Forms

Plural
shoes → clogs, skids, sandals, boots…

Example sentences

  • clog How long this clog has been in the kitchen sink?
  • boot A wife is not a boot. You can't just kick her off.
  • sock Tom uses sock puppet accounts to upvote his posts.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shoesteady
clogsteady
bootrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pump1, boot1, sock1, skid1, clog1
6 letters
sandal2
7 letters
slipper2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sandal2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
chaussure
Català
calçat