Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoe tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: shoe tree
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.

Example Sentences

"Bryce dutifully picked up after him — placing the suit on a wooden hanger and filling the lace-ups with shoe trees."

Inflected Forms

shoe trees (plural) shoetree (alternative)

Questions

What does shoe tree mean?: A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.

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