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shoebox

shoebox

18 1.0
A rectangular cardboard container for holding shoes
  • noun
  • /ˈʃuˌbɑks/
: caja de zapatos
  • He keeps his favorite sneakers in a shoebox on his closet shelf.
  • fill the shoebox

Now look at what happens when I close this very white shoebox.

Examples

  • How I envied her; she seemed so peaceful, contented with her shoebox full of crayons.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • An older friend had given me a shoebox filled with glossy photos signed by the stars themselves.

    Academic text (2007)

  • So all you need is a shoebox of some kind.

  • Will someone please bring these folks their shoebox, please.

    Wicked Stepmother (1989)

  • I found a shoebox in her room.

    Single White Female (1992)

  • A whole shoebox full of them.

    Home Alone (1990)

  • Ask for a volunteer to bring a shoebox from home to share with the class.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Somehow they all ended up in a shoebox in New Jersey.

    Sahara (2005)

  • Who keeps their money in a shoebox?

    No Appointment Necessary (2017)

  • Her presents are all in a shoebox, tucked neatly in his cubby in Dorm A.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

box
vsshoebox
∞ 1.0

A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds

is more specifically sized and shaped for a particular small pair
crate
vsshoebox
180 1.7

A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it

is much smaller and intended for light household items rather than bulk transport
cardboard box
vsshoebox
44 1.0

A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things

is sized for holding a small specific pair of items rather than general storage
packing box
vsshoebox
3 1.0

A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage

is much smaller and suited to store a compact pair of personal items
packing case
vsshoebox
1 2.3

A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping

is small and meant for single household item pairs rather than large shipments
woodbox
vsshoebox
1 3.2

A wooden box for storing or carrying things like firewood

is lighter and meant for delicate small pairs rather than heavy storage

How Big

trunk
59 3.3
box
∞ 1.0
shoebox
18 1.0
matchbox
6 1.0

Surface Forms

shoebox singular
shoeboxes plural

Morphology

shoebox = shoe + box (transparent) = shoe + box

Direct compound of two common nouns where the meaning is literally a box intended for holding shoes.

Etymology

Shoebox is made from the simple parts shoe and box, so it originally meant a box for a 'pair of shoes'. That's why a shoebox is the flat cardboard box new shoes often come in.