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shoe (SHOO) (noun)
1. An item, typically constructed of leather, that is designed to be worn on and to protect each foot of a person: "I took my left shoe in to the repair shop to replace the worn heel."
2. A metal rim that is designed to protect the foot of a horse or similar animal: "The blacksmith made a new shoe for the mule while the farmer waited."
3. A part of the brake system used to slow the motion of something: "The auto mechanic told my friend that she needed a new brake shoe for each of the back wheels, if she wanted to use her car safely."
2. A metal rim that is designed to protect the foot of a horse or similar animal: "The blacksmith made a new shoe for the mule while the farmer waited."
3. A part of the brake system used to slow the motion of something: "The auto mechanic told my friend that she needed a new brake shoe for each of the back wheels, if she wanted to use her car safely."
shoo (SHOO) (verb)
To tell (an animal or person) to leave: "When the woman saw the strange cat in her yard, she yelled, Shoo! Get out of here! and it ran through the bushes."
"We tried to help the woman, but her response was to shoo us away."
She lost her left shoe while she was running across the yard trying to shoo the goose out of the garden.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(Latin: base, ground, soil, bottom; the lowest part of something; sole of the foot or a shoe)