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Shoebox (Noun)

Meaning 1

An oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • She rummaged through her attic and found an old shoebox filled with memories from her childhood.
  • The storage unit was stacked high with plastic bins and old shoeboxes, each one labeled with a specific category of items inside.
  • He quickly grabbed a shoebox from under the bed and began to pack his shoes for the move.
  • The shoebox was dusty and worn, but it still held a certain charm as a makeshift pen holder on her desk.
  • At the garage sale, customers could find everything from vintage electronics to old shoeboxes of assorted knick-knacks.

Meaning 2

A structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment).

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The interior of the elevator was cramped, essentially just a shoebox with buttons and a screen.
  • The dorm room was a shoebox with a single window that let in a sliver of natural light.
  • The apartment was essentially a vertical shoebox, with four narrow floors stacked on top of each other.
  • The storage unit was a metal shoebox, slightly wider and deeper than it was tall, with a roll-up door.
  • The old control room was a tiny shoebox of a space, crammed with outdated equipment and flickering monitors.

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