Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
shoe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a particular situation
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Examples
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The very day before Mr. Montenero was to leave town, without any conceivable reason, suddenly a cry was raised against the Jews: unfortunately, Jews rhymed to shoes: these words were hitched into a rhyme, and the cry was, "_No Jews, no wooden shoes_!"
Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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I should also mention that the holes in these shoes are small enough to retain the shoes water resistency.
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I should also mention that the holes in these shoes are small enough to retain the shoes water resistency.
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If you make shoes, how valuable is someone looking for ’shoes’?
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell Michael Arrington 2005
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I use the term "shoes" loosely: these were ankle boots, to be precise, fitting as snugly over the foot as string over a salami.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Cristina Odone 2011
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Buffett once said his job was so easy "a caveman could do it", but filling his shoes is about more than having a canny eye for picking stocks and buying companies.
Warren Buffett closes in on choosing his successor David Teather 2010
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 A closet full of long boxes that could be used for her shoes is a testament to her patience.
Major Spoilers - Giving Holiday Thanks | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Collecting laces specifically and building the shoes is also a very smart thing to do.
Six million what Roger Sutton 2007
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Tying my shoes is a challenging task, but most of my shoes don't fit anyway (ligaments stretch all over the body causing your feet to widen and/or lengthen).
Pregnancy update: 33 weeks ScienceWoman 2006
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Tying my shoes is a challenging task, but most of my shoes don't fit anyway (ligaments stretch all over the body causing your feet to widen and/or lengthen).
Archive 2006-12-01 ScienceWoman 2006
born2badored commented on the word shoes
do shoes have souls?
December 6, 2006
chained_bear commented on the word shoes
Captured at Yorktown: "16 pair of shoes," and received from the British "Deputy-Quarter-Master" and "adjudged to be forfeited, and consequently seized," 1348 pairs of shoes.
October 29, 2007
lampbane commented on the word shoes
September 7, 2008
rolig commented on the word shoes
So I guess this video is an example of "a particular situation" or "a condition or position in which you find yourself" (per Weirdnet). Actually it reminds me of Divine and her cha-cha shoes in Female Trouble.
September 7, 2008
GHibbs commented on the word shoes
The blacksmith shoes the horses. For the verb 'to shoe'.
March 12, 2012