The Meaning of shoe

• (n.) A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.
• (n.) Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
• (n.) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
• (n.) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
• (n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
• (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
• (n.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
• (n.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
• (n.) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
• (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
• (n.) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
• (n.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib.
• (n.) To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
• (n.) To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.

Synonyms

horseshoe , brake shoe , skid

Homophones

hsu , schoo , schou , schue , schuh , sheugh , shew , shiu , shoo , shue

Rhymes

abou , abreu , accrue , adieu , ado , aircrew , amadou , anew , askew , avenue , babu , baku , ballyhoo , bamboo , barbecue , barbeque , bartholomew , bbq , bellevue , bellew , belyeu , benhamou , beu , bleu , blew , blue , boo , breakthrough , breaux , brew , broadview , brue , bugaboo , bukavu , byu , c2 , canoe , caribou , cashew , cat-2 , cebu , chaloux , champoux , chengdu , chew , chiu , choo , chou , chough , clue , cockatoo , codrescu , coo , corkscrew , cortelyou , cou , coup , coups , coutu , crew , crewe , cuckoo , cue , deblois , debut , decou , depardieu , depew , depue , deux , devalue , devereux , dew , dfw , do , drew , dru , du , due , egnew , emu , ensue , eschew , ewe , fairview , fescue , feverfew , few , fitzhugh , flew , flu , flue , fondue , fontainebleau , foo , fourtou , frew , frueh , geroux , gignoux , giroux , glenview , glue , gnu , goo , goodhue , goto , grandview , graue , grew , grewe , gu , gue , gumshoe , guru , hairdo , heroux , heugh , hew , hewe , hindu , hitherto , honeydew , hoo , hoogh , hoopoe , horseshoe , hsu , hu , hue , hugh , hullabaloo , hutu , iliescu , imbue , ingenue , interview , into , iou , isu , jammu , jamu , jew , joo , ju , jue , jujitsu , jus , kalamazoo , kangaroo , karlsruhe , katmandu , kazoo , ketou , kew , khoo , khufu , khuu , knew , komatsu , koo , kotzebue , kourou , kwangju , lakeview , laroux , larue , ledoux , lemieux , leroux , leu , lew , lhommedieu , lieu , liou , liu , long-overdue , longview , loo , lou , louw , loux , lu , lue , lulu , m2 , mailloux , manu , marabou , marcou , marcoux , marrou , mccue , mchugh , mcknew , mcnew , meiyuh , mew , mildew , misconstrue , miscue , mobutu , montagu , montague , moo , mu , nangaku , nehru , netanyahu , neveu , new , nu , ooh , oooh , ou , outdo , outgrew , overdo , overdue , overview , papandreou , pas-de-deux , peru , peugh , pew , phew , phu , plainview , plew , plue , pompidou , poo , pooh , pou , preview , pru , prue , prugh , pu , pugh , purdue , pursue , purview , q , qu , que , queue , ragu , ramu , ratu , redo , rendezvous , renew , residue , retinue , reto , revalue , revenue , review , revue , rew , rhew , rhue , richelieu , rioux , roux , rue , schewe , schoo , schou , schue , schuh , screw , seiyaku , seydoux , shampoo , shamu , shew , shiu , shoo , shrew , shue , siew , sioux , skew , slew , snowshoe , soo , sough , spew , sprue , statue , stew , strew , stu , stuewe , subdue , sue , suu , taboo , taku , tattoo , tatu , tew , thew , threw , through , thru , thuy , tieu , timbuktu , tiramisu , tissue , to , tobu , too , toyoo , treu , trew , trieu , troyu , true , true-view , tue , tutu , two , u , undo , undue , unglue , untrue , urdu , uwe , vanlue , vanuaaku , view , voodoo , vu , vue , wahoo , waterloo , wenzhou , whay-yu , whew , who , withdrew , woo , wu , xu , xue , yahoo , yew , you , yu , yue , zaibatsu , zanu , zhou , zhu , zoo , zooplasty , zue , zulu , zungu