Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rectangular, usually cardboard box used for holding a pair of shoes.
- noun Something resembling or suggestive of such a box, as a plain, rectangular building or a cramped room.
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- noun The
box in whichshoes aresold .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
- noun a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
Etymologies
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The shoebox is the most cost-effective tax-saving device ever invented.
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The shoebox is the most cost-effective tax-saving device ever invented.
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Inside the shoebox was a stack of letters in vellum envelopes addressed in a curt, clean handwriting that must have been his.
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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What does the phrase "a shoebox in a Giant's closet" mean to you?
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