shoelace
pronunciation
How to pronounce shoelace in British English:
UK [ˈʃu:leɪs]
How to pronounce shoelace in American English:
US [ˈʃuˌles]
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- Noun:
- a lace used for fastening shoes
Word Origin
- shoelace (n.)
- 1640s, from shoe (n.) + lace (n.).
Example
- 1. Could you help me tie the shoelace ?
- 2. He stopped to tie up his shoelace .
- 3. The creek looked like a shoelace , the trees looked like green toothbrushes .
- 4. He can carefully discover my shoelace has been loose .
- 5. He saw the man tying up his shoelace .