shoe plural
shoe
The plural form of shoe is shoes
S sDefinitions
- noun plural shoe 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. 1
- noun plural shoe an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. 1
- noun plural shoe a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal. 1
- noun plural shoe a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc. 1
- noun plural shoe brake shoe. 1
- noun plural shoe the outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire. 1
- noun plural shoe a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle. 1
- noun plural shoe a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its weight or thrust. 1
- noun plural shoe the sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail. 1
- noun plural shoe Civil Engineering. a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge. a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil. 1
- noun plural shoe a small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor. 1
- noun plural shoe the outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout. 1
- noun plural shoe a piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut. 1
- noun plural shoe a device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached. 1
- noun plural shoe a band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh. 1
- noun plural shoe Cards. dealing box. 1
- noun plural shoe Furniture. a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg. a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot. 1
- noun plural shoe Printing. a box into which unusable type is thrown. 1
- noun plural shoe a chute conveying grain to be ground into flour. 1
- noun plural shoe Carpentry. soleplate. 1
- noun plural shoe Nautical. a thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing. 1