shoebox

shoe·box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo-boks]
- /ˈʃuˌbɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo-boks]
- /ˈʃuˌbɒks/

Definitions of shoebox word

noun shoebox an oblong cardboard box of a standard size used to package a pair of shoes for sale. 1
noun shoebox any house, building, or other construction likened to a shoebox because of its shape or cramped area. 1
noun shoebox cardboard box for shoes 0

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Origin of shoebox

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; shoe + box1

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Parts of speech for Shoebox

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoebox

shoebox popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shoebox usage trend in Literature

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