word-vault/dist/data/cards/sh/shoe.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "shoe",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_shoes.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one of a pair of objects usually made of leather or plastic that you wear on your feet",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **pair of shoes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "patent leather/suede shoes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "comfortable/sensible shoes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "high-heeled shoes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She soon regretted **wearing** her new **shoes**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ran out into the street despite having no shoes on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was putting my shoes on when my phone rang."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took his shoes and socks off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What's your shoe size?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shoe brush"
                },
                {
                    "text": "shoe polish"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Florence has some fantastic shoe shops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sole of the shoe is made of hard leather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've had my shoes resoled."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wore a dark blue dress with matching shoes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shoes, though elegant, pinched her feet terribly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sturdy pair of walking shoes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to break in a new pair of shoes"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion", "Shopping"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "stout", "strong"],
                "… of shoes": ["pair"],
                "verb + shoe": ["put on", "slip on", "kick off"],
                "shoe + verb": ["fit (somebody)", "pinch something", "squeak"],
                "shoe + noun": ["polish", "size", "shop"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the heel of a shoe",
                    "the sole of a shoe",
                    "the toe of a shoe"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse’s foot. A horseshoe is often used as a symbol of good luck.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person’s situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when they find out about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Well what would you do? Just put yourself in my shoes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If I were in your shoes, I'd resign immediately."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very frightened or nervous",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that a situation has changed so that somebody now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to continue a job or the work that somebody else has started",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She stepped into her father’s shoes when he retired."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃuː/",
                "audio": "sh/shoe/shoe__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃuː/",
                "audio": "sh/shoe/shoe__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English scōh (noun), scōg(e)an (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoen and German Schuh."
}