SHOELACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoelace mean? 

• SHOELACE (noun)
  The noun SHOELACE has 1 sense:

1. a lace used for fastening shoes

  Familiarity information: SHOELACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOELACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lace used for fastening shoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shoe lace; shoe string; shoelace; shoestring

Hypernyms ("shoelace" is a kind of...):

lace; lacing (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

Meronyms (parts of "shoelace"):

aglet; aiglet (metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon)

Holonyms ("shoelace" is a part of...):

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)

 Context examples 

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index - Dressing & Grooming: Are you able to dress yourself, including tying shoelaces and doing buttons?

(HAQ-DI - Able to Dress Yourself, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Dressing and grooming: are you able to dress yourself, including tying shoelaces and doing buttons?

(HAQ-DI - Able to Dress Yourself, NCI Thesaurus)