shoebox
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shoe·box
(sho͞o′bŏks′)n.
1. A rectangular, usually cardboard box used for holding a pair of shoes.
2. Something resembling or suggestive of such a box, as a plain, rectangular building or a cramped room.
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| Noun | 1. | shoebox - a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| 2. | shoebox - an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
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