Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shoes

1 sense of shoes

Sense 1
place, shoes -- (a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?")
       => situation, position -- (a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shoe

4 senses of shoe

Sense 1
shoe -- (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)
       => footwear, footgear -- (covering for a person's feet)

Sense 2
shoe -- ((card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time)
       => case -- (a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage")

Sense 3
horseshoe, shoe -- (U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof)
       => plate, scale, shell -- (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))

Sense 4
brake shoe, shoe, skid -- (a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)
       => restraint, constraint -- (a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shoe

1 sense of shoe

Sense 1
shoe -- (furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed")
       => dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel -- (provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child")