Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pointe shoe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: pointe shoe
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe.

Example Sentences

"Instead, I would stick to dancing and continue plunging my toes into the beautiful, tight, shiny sheaths called pointe shoes."

Inflected Forms

pointe shoes (plural)

Questions

What does pointe shoe mean?: A type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe.

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