Sandal vs. Shoe
Difference Between Sandal and Shoe
Sandalnoun
A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
Shoenoun
A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.
Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.Sandalnoun
sandalwood
Shoenoun
A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.Sandalnoun
A long narrow boat used on the Barbary coast.
Shoenoun
(card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
Sandalnoun
a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
Shoenoun
Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.Shoenoun
A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
Shoenoun
A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
Shoenoun
The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
Shoenoun
(architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
Shoenoun
A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
Shoenoun
An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
Shoenoun
An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
Shoenoun
An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
Shoenoun
(engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.
Shoenoun
Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
Shoenoun
The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
Shoeverb
To put shoes on one's feet.
Shoeverb
To put horseshoes on a horse.
Shoeverb
To equip an object with a protection against wear.
The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.Shoenoun
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
Shoenoun
(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
Shoenoun
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
Shoenoun
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Shoeverb
furnish with shoes;
the children were well shoed
