CEFR B2

shoe-lace

noun

Meaning

shoe-lace means a lace used for fastening a shoe. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses shoe-lace to mean a lace used for fastening a shoe.
The teacher asked students to find shoe-lace in the reading.

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shoe-lace (B2)

noun

Definition

shoe-lace means a lace used for fastening a shoe. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses shoe-lace to mean a lace used for fastening a shoe.
The teacher asked students to find shoe-lace in the reading.

How to Use shoe-lace

a/the shoe-lace (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a shoe-lace."
shoe-lace in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked shoe-lace in context before translating it."

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