shoebox

See also: shoe box

English

Etymology

shoe +‎ box

Pronunciation

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Noun

shoebox (plural shoeboxes)

1. The box in which shoes are sold.

   In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.

2. (derogatory) A small, cramped residence or similar space.

Translations

box in which shoes are sold

• Dutch: schoenendoos (nl) f
• Faroese: skógvaeskja f
• German: Schuhschachtel (de) f, Schuhkarton (de) m
• Hungarian: cipősdoboz
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skoeske m or f

  Nynorsk: skoeske f

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• Swedish: skokartong (sv) c
• Turkish: ayakkabı kutusu