overshoe

«overshoe» in Mova's school dictionary: A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an overshoe, overshoes)

meaning for a pupil

A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean. tree →

sense in the lessons

In older stories and cold places (Canada) people wore overshoes or galoshes in snow and mud. Today hospitals and building sites use plastic overshoes to keep floors clean.

examples

• He pulled on his overshoes before going out in the snow. tree →
• Visitors must wear blue plastic overshoes in the lab. tree →
• Grandad's overshoes stood by the door. tree →
• The overshoes kept her school shoes dry. tree →
• Galoshes are a kind of overshoe. tree →
• In the old days, people left their overshoes in the hall. tree →
• She wore a summer dress and overshoes; her dress was a light green, and she wore anemones in her hair. tree →

note

Usually plural: overshoes. Similar words: galoshes, wellingtons.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overshoe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.