shoe synonyms

shoe

n.

footwear, foot covering.

Types of shoes include: Oxford, slipper, Turkish slipper, moccasin, high-heel shoe, platform, espadrille, boot, sandal, Roman sandal, chopine, balmoral, Crakow, blucher, patten, pump, sabot, clog, arctic, galosh, rubber shoe, leather shoe, fabric shoe, running shoe, jogging shoe, track shoe, cross-training shoe, aerobic shoe, tennis shoe, gym shoe, sneaker, loafer, heels*, flats*, high tops*, wing-tip*, toe-shoe, ballet slipper, spike-heel shoe, backless*, fruit boots*, tennies*, wedgie*.

in another's shoes

in the position or place of another, in changed or different or other circumstances, reversal of roles; see sympathetic, understood 1.

where the shoe pinches

source of the trouble, problem, complication; see difficulty 1, 2, trouble 2.

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