Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoebox

/ʃˈoʊbɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-box
IPA: /ʃˈoʊbɑks/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The box in which shoes are sold.

noun

A small, cramped residence or similar space.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year."
"She wondered how come Ho had a garden when everyone she knew lived in shoeboxes."

Etymology

From shoe + box.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

shoeboxes (plural)

Derived Forms

shoeboxful shoeboxlike

Questions

How do you pronounce shoebox?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈoʊbɑks/.
What does shoebox mean?: The box in which shoes are sold.
Where does shoebox come from?: From shoe + box.

How to pronounce shoebox

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