Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: boot
IPA transcription: [b'ut]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: boot
    Meaning: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
  • Synonyms: boot
    Meaning: British term for the luggage compartment in a car
Usage examples
  • My mouth tastes like an old boot heel.
  • Then I found it inside a boot. I repacked once more.
  • "It is not only a mean crime, but a dangerous one to boot.
  • But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
  • There was no turf, and the loose mould was baked hard and smooth, evidently by the sole of a boot or shoe.
  • My carbine was in its boot, strapped to my saddle, and as my horse had wandered off I was left without means of defense.
  • Do you suppose they keep vodka for sale?" said the soldier, succeeding at last in pulling the soaked boot off the blackened stocking.
  • "What makes me think that?--Why these footprints, which I expected to find!" he cried, pointing to the sharply outlined imprint of a neat boot.
  • "I am surprised at you, sir," he added, after a pause, dropping his eyes affectedly, setting his right foot forward, and playing with the tip of his polished boot.
  • I don't care! I wish they'd all go; they might as well!" she cried, tossing that boot on the floor in intense scorn, while she investigated the state of the other one.