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FOOTWEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does footwear mean?
• FOOTWEAR (noun)
The noun FOOTWEAR has 2 senses:
1. clothing worn on a person's feet
2. covering for a person's feet
Familiarity information: FOOTWEAR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clothing worn on a person's feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("footwear" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footwear"):
hose; hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Covering for a person's feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
footgear; footwear
Hypernyms ("footwear" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Meronyms (parts of "footwear"):
half sole (shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe)
sole (the underside of footwear or a golf club)
toe (the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footwear"):
boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
clog; geta; patten; sabot (footwear usually with wooden soles)
flats (footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel))
overshoe (footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
carpet slipper; slipper (low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors)
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