shoe
n. countablen. Something you wear on your foot to protect it when you walk outside. Shoes usually come in a pair, one for your left foot and one for your right.
n. An item of outer footwear, typically having a sturdy sole and covering the whole or most of the foot.
I need to buy new shoes.
He took off his muddy shoes before coming inside the house.
The marathon runner's custom-fitted shoes were engineered for optimal support and minimal weight over long distances.
From Middle English scho, sho, from Old English sċōh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English sabatine, sabatoun (“shoe”) from Medieval Latin sabatēnum, sabatum (“shoe, slipper”) (compare Old Occitan sabatō, Spanish zapato (“shoe”), French sabot (“wooden shoe, clog”), Italian ciabatta). The archaic plural shoon is from Middle English shon, from Old English scōn, scōum (“shoes”, dative plural) and scōna (“shoes'”, genitive plural); it is cognate with Scots shuin (“shoes”). See also Scots shae, West Frisian skoech, Low German Schoh, Dutch schoen, German Schuh, Bavarian Schuach, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish sko, Tocharian B skāk (“balcony”).
Typically used in the plural ('shoes') or with the phrase 'a pair of shoes'.