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footwear

/ˈfʊtweə(r)/ /ˈfʊtˌweə(r)/

Meanings
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

Examples :

"My son needs new footwear for school. "
wear item style appearance

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration shoe

shoe noun

/ʃuː/

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

"My son wore his new brown shoes to school today. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration worn

worn verb

/wɔːn/ /wɔɹn/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

"My sister wore a bright red dress to the school dance. "

Illustration item

item noun

[ˈaɪ̯ɾm̩]

A distinct physical object.

"Tweezers are great for manipulating small items."

Illustration foot

foot noun

[fʊt̚] [fɵʔt]

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

"A spider has eight feet."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration etc

etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Alternative form of etc.

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

Illustration items

items noun

/ˈaɪtəmz/

A distinct physical object.

"Tweezers are great for manipulating small items."

Illustration clothing

clothing verb

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"

Illustration needs

needs adverb

/niːdz/

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".

"One must needs run when the devil drives."

Illustration sandal

sandal noun

/ˈsændəl/

A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

"My daughter wore sandals to the park today. "