shoe vs footwear
footwear vs shoeshoe and footwear both are nouns.
shoe is a verb but footwear is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shoe | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| footwear | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
footwear is a hypernym of
shoe; that is, footwear is a
word with a broader meaning than shoe:
- shoe: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
- footwear: covering for a person's feet
Other hypernyms of shoe include
footgear.
| shoe (noun) | footwear (noun) |
|---|---|
| footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material | covering for a person's feet |
| U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof | clothing worn on a person's feet |
| a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | |
| (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time |
| shoe (verb) | footwear (verb) |
|---|---|
| furnish with shoes |
Words related to "shoe"
- Loafer
- anklet
- apparel
- baby shoe
- balmoral
- blucher
- bowling shoe
- brake lining
- brake shoe
- brogan
- brogue
- calceus
- card game
- cards
- case
- chopine
- chukka
- chukka boot
- cleats
- clodhopper
- clothe
- collar
- combat boot
- congress boot
- congress gaiter
- congress shoe
- constraint
- counter
- dress
- drum brake
- enclothe
- fin
- fit out
- flipper
- footgear
- footwear
- gaiter
- garb
- garment
- ghillie
- gillie
- gym shoe
- habilitate
- heel
- heel counter
- high heels
- high heels shoe
- high-heeled shoe
- horseshoe
- innersole
- insole
- instep
- lace
- lacing
- mocassin
- moccasin
- outsole
- oxford
- plate
- platform
- pump
- raiment
- restraint
- running shoe
- sabot
- saddle
- sandal
- scale
- shell
- shoe collar
- shoe lace
- shoe string
- shoelace
- shoestring
- skid
- sling
- slingback
- sneaker
- spike
- tennis shoe
- throat
- toe box
- toecap
- tog
- tongue
- upper
- walker
- walking shoe
- wedgie
- wing tip
- wooden shoe
- work shoe
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