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Word entry · 10 letters

shoestring

Best crossword clue

"Tiny budget"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted eghinorsstStarts with SEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2H3O4E5S6T7R8I9N10G

Definitions

  1. a lace used for fastening shoes

Word origin

The noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while the verb is derived from terms such as shoestring catch and shoestring tackle.

Used in a sentence

  • Your shoestring is untied.
  • I am ſure ſhe is not half ſo beautiful, and vvill even venture to ſay, that ſhe is not vvorthy to tie her majeſty's ſhoe-ſtrings.
  • shoestring French fries

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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