shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier materialanklet - a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle baby shoe - a shoe designed to be worn by infants calceus - a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans cleats - a pair of shoes with cleats on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats" counter - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe heel, counter - the piece of leather that fits the heel fins, flipper, flippers, fin - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides ghillie, gillie - a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the instep Loafer - a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel outsole - the outer sole of a shoe or boot oxford - a low shoe laced over the instep pumps, pump - a low-cut shoe without fastenings running shoe - a light comfortable shoe designed for running saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe sandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot spike - sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction" throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep toecap - leather covering the toe of a boot or shoe and reinforcing or decorating it tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot walker - a shoe designed for comfortable walking walking shoe - a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking wedgie - a shoe with a wedge heel wing tip - a shoe having a wing-tip toecap |