shoebox
pronunciation
How to pronounce shoebox in British English:
UK [ˈʃu:bɒks]
How to pronounce shoebox in American English:
US [ˈʃubɑks]
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- Noun:
- a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
- an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
Word Origin
- shoebox (n.)
- 1860, from shoe (n.) + box (n.). In reference to a type of building from 1968.
Example
- 1. I spend long , long time in shoebox .
- 2. Ln a shoebox , wrapped in tissue paper .
- 3. I packed the paper menagerie in a large shoebox and put it under the bed .
- 4. The alarm clock is about the size of a small child 's shoebox , and the plastic is factory painted to look like it 's wood .
- 5. Suddenly , though , jordan carries me away-to other side of room . I am placed inside shoebox under his bed .