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shoestrings

shoestrings is the plural of shoestring.

shoestrings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoestring.

Meaning of shoestring

Noun

shoestring (plural shoestrings)

  1. (US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
    • Your shoestring is untied.
  2. (attributive, figuratively, often) An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
    1. (attributive, figuratively, often) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
      • shoestring French fries
  3. (attributive, figuratively, often) Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
    • He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.

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Questions about shoestrings

What is shoestrings the plural of?
Shoestrings is the plural of shoestring.

Words near shoestrings in the dictionary

  1. shoestring tackles
  2. shoestringed
  3. shoestringer
  4. shoestringers
  5. shoestringing
  6. shoestrings
  7. shoeth
  8. shoetie
  9. shoetop
  10. shoetops
  11. shoetree

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