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SHOEBOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shoebox mean?
• SHOEBOX (noun)
The noun SHOEBOX has 2 senses:
1. a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
2. an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
Familiarity information: SHOEBOX used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shoebox" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shoebox" is a kind of...):
box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)
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