shoe
English
/ʃuː/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
- (card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
- Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
- The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sho (shoe) inherited from Old English sċōh (shoe) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (shoe, literally covering) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skewk- inherited from Middle English shon derived from Old English scōn.
Origin
Old English
scōn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Muleshoe English
- Shoemaker English
- bag English
- beam English
- beshoe English
- bill English
- bite English
- black English
- box English
- care English
- gaze English
- gazer English
- gazing English
- gear English
- green English
- greenshoe English
- gum English
- gumshoe English
- hand English
- handshoe English
- horn English
- horse English
- horseshoe English
- horseshoer English
- house English
- houseshoe English
- lacing English
- leather English
- maker English
- making English
- mender English
- mis-shoe English
- mule English
- nonshoe English
- overshoe English
- ox English
- oxshoe English
- peg English
- play English
- print English
- reshoe English
- sand English
- sandshoe English
- shine English
- shoe-leather English
- shoebag English
- shoebeam English
- shoebill English
- shoebite English
- shoeblack English
- shoebox English
- shoeboxful English
- shoeboxlike English
- shoecare English
- shoeful English
- shoegasm English
- shoegaze English
- shoegazer English
- shoegazey English
- shoegazing English
- shoegear English
- shoehorn English
- shoelacing English
- shoeless English
- shoelessly English
- shoelessness English
- shoelike English
- shoemaker English
- shoemaking English
- shoemender English
- shoepeg English
- shoeplay English
- shoeprint English
- shoer English
- shoeshine English
- shoesmith English
- shoesole English
- shoestore English
- shoestring English
- shoeth English
- shoetop English
- shoetree English
- shoewear English
- shoey English
- shoon English
- slip English
- slipshoe English
- smith English
- snow English
- snowshoe English
- snowshoeing English
- snowshoer English
- sole English
- store English
- string English
- top English
- track English
- trackshoe English
- tree English
- turn English
- turnshoe English
- undershoe English
- unshoe English
- work English
- workshoe English
- Boxhandschuh German
- Bundschuh German
- Halbschuh German
- Handschuh German
- Hausschuh German
- Hemmschuh German
- Laufschuh German
- Schlittschuh German
- Schuh German
- Schuhband German
- Schuhcreme German
- Schuhgröße German
- Schuhkarton German
- Schuhlöffel German
- Schuhmacher German
- Schuhschnabel German
- Schuhsohle German
- Schuhspanner German
- Schuhspitze German
- Schuhwerk German
- Stöckelschuh German
- Wanderschuh German
- sciuscià Italian
- dansschoen Dutch, Flemish
- gymschoen Dutch, Flemish
- handschoen Dutch, Flemish
- puntschoen Dutch, Flemish
- remschoen Dutch, Flemish
- schoen Dutch, Flemish
- schoenbekooievaar Dutch, Flemish
- schoenendoos Dutch, Flemish
- schoenlapper Dutch, Flemish
- schoenlepel Dutch, Flemish
- schoenmaat Dutch, Flemish
- schoenmaker Dutch, Flemish
- schoenneus Dutch, Flemish
- schoenpoetser Dutch, Flemish
- schoensmeer Dutch, Flemish
- schoenveter Dutch, Flemish
- schoenzool Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwschoen Dutch, Flemish
- waterschoen Dutch, Flemish
- *skewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *skōhaz Proto-Germanic
- *skōhōną Proto-Germanic
- hästsko Swedish
- lädersko Swedish
- sko Swedish
- skodon Swedish
- skohorn Swedish
- skokräm Swedish
- skolös Swedish
- skomakare Swedish
- skomakeri Swedish
- skosnöre Swedish
- träsko Swedish
- fotballsko Norwegian Nynorsk
- hestesko Norwegian Nynorsk
- sko Norwegian Nynorsk
- skobutikk Norwegian Nynorsk
- skoeske Norwegian Nynorsk
- skokrem Norwegian Nynorsk
- skolisse Norwegian Nynorsk
- skomakar Norwegian Nynorsk
- tresko Norwegian Nynorsk
- vernesko Norwegian Nynorsk
- hēo Old English
- scohwyrhta Old English
- scōh Old English
- scōn Old English
- sliefescoh Old English
- sliepescoh Old English
- sċōgan Old English
- sċōh Old English
- hors sho Middle English
- scho makere Middle English
- schoer Middle English
- sho Middle English
- sholes Middle English
- shon Middle English
- unshon Middle English
- skór Old Norse
- rulŝuo Esperanto
- senŝua Esperanto
- tolŝuo Esperanto
- ŝubekulo Esperanto
- ŝuisto Esperanto
- ŝulaboristo Esperanto
- ŝuo Esperanto
- शू Hindi
- schoe Middle Dutch
- scuoh Old High German
- shuo Ido
- skoen Afrikaans
- schuo Middle High German
- ရှူးဖိနပ် Burmese
- 𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *skōh gmw-pro
- skuo Old Dutch
- schō Middle Low German
- shae Scots
- skoech Western Frisian
- skōch Old Frisian
- su Tok Pisin
- Schoh Low German
- susu Sranan Tongo
- ox
- box
- top
- peg
- bag
- gum
- tree
- gear
- sole
- slip
- gaze
- beam
- care
- bill
- sand
- work
- horn
- bite
- turn
- mule
- play
- snow
- hand
- horse
- smith
- track
- black
- shoer
- store
- shoey
- green
- maker
- shoon
- shine
- gazer
- house
- mender
- reshoe
- gazing
- oxshoe
- string
- beshoe
- making
- lacing
- unshoe
- shoeth
- shoeful
- shoebox
- shoebag
- gumshoe
- shoetop
- shoepeg
- leather
- nonshoe
- shoelike
- shoegasm
- shoebill
- shoewear
- slipshoe
- handshoe
- shoegaze
- shoebite
- snowshoe
- shoegear
- shoehorn
- turnshoe
- overshoe
- Muleshoe
- shoetree
- shoecare
- workshoe
- shoeplay
- sandshoe
- shoesole
- shoeless
- mis-shoe
- shoebeam
- shoegazer
- snowshoer
- shoesmith
- shoegazey
- shoeprint
- trackshoe
- shoestore
- shoeblack
- horseshoe
- shoeshine
- greenshoe
- shoemaker
- houseshoe
- undershoe
- Shoemaker
- shoelacing
- shoelessly
- shoemaking
- horseshoer
- shoeboxful
- shoemender
- shoegazing
- shoestring
- shoeboxlike
- snowshoeing
- shoelessness
- shoe-leather