noun

shoe

shoe

I need to buy a new pair of shoes.

I need to buy a new pair of shoes.

Please take off your shoes at the door.

Please take off your shoes at the door.

((a pair of)) shoes used for two shoes together I need to buy a new pair of shoes.

Synonyms: footwear, boot, sandal

From Old English 'scoh', from Proto-Germanic. It's a very old word for footwear.

Shoes almost always come in twos, so remember the common phrase 'a pair of shoes'.

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