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“Shoes” or “Shoos”

shoes / shoos are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

shoes sh·UW·z

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

shoos

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“shoes”

  • …on her song "In Your Shoes" from the album 100%.
  • …also with brown laced dress shoes.
  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) as Prisoner
  • …dress and black stiletto court shoes (of which only one was
  • …Broadway production of The Red Shoes in 1993 and in Carousel…
  • …model, made popular by Toms Shoes and Warby Parker.
  • …powder and a case of shoes were loaded.
  • …trousers, white socks and black shoes.
  • …all her travels, Jîn's white shoes are clean.
  • …socks with brown laced dress shoes.

“shoos”

  • …tries to follow him, he shoos him off, telling him never…

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