shoelace

CEFRA1

/ˈʃuːˌleɪs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cord used to fasten a shoe.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A lace used for fastening a shoe.

Examples

  • Ah, hold a mo. My shoelace's come undone.

  • My shoelace has snapped. I'll be with you in a tick.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • He bent down to tie his shoelace.

  • The shoelace came untied.

  • tie up one's shoelaces

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

His blank came undone during the race, so he had to stop to tie it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

shoe + lace