Shoes

  • (noun): A particular situation.
    Synonyms: place

Some articles on shoes, shoe:

Rock-climbing Equipment - Specialized Clothing - Climbing Shoes
... the grip of the foot on a climbing wall or rock face due to friction, the shoe is covered with a vulcanized rubber layer ... Usually, shoes are only a few millimetres thick and fit very snugly around the foot ... Stiffer shoes are used for "edging", more compliant ones for "smearing" ...
Like Mike - Plot
... The shoes have the initials MJ written on them, Calvin thinks they used to belong to Michael Jordan ... The shoes apparently give Calvin superstar caliber talent as he wins the contest with a dunk and is signed to a one-day contract by the Knights ... After coming off the bench and using his shoes to help the Knight to a late victory against the San Antonio Spurs, Calvin earns a place on the team ...
Elevator Shoes
... Elevator shoes are shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles (known as lifts) under the heels to make the wearer appear taller, or "elevate" them ... An elevator shoe, like the platform shoe's heel can be made from different soles like plastic, wood, or rubber ... There are some elevator shoes that increase the height of a wearer by 2.6" to 3.2" and even by up to 4" ...
Bata Shoes
... Bata Shoes (Czech Baťa, or Baťovy závody) is a large, family-owned shoe company established in Zlín, modern-day Czech Republic and currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland ... company has sold more than 14 billion pairs of shoes ...
Bata Shoes - After The War - Present
... countries and still produces a significant number of shoes each year ... Markets, Singapore Bata Branded Business, Best, Netherlands Current shoe brands are Bata (Baťa in former Czechoslovakia) Bata Premium (handcrafted dress shoes) Bata Industrials (safety footwear) Bubblegummers (child ...

Famous quotes containing the word shoes:

    “Boots and shoes are the greatest trouble of my life. Everything else one can turn and turn about, and make old look like new; but there’s no coaxing boots and shoes to look better than they are.”
    —George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

    “We fetch fire and water, run about all day among the shops and markets, and get our clothes and shoes made and mended, and are the victims of these details, and once in a fortnight we arrive perhaps at a rational moment.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Light she was and like a fairy,
    And her shoes were number nine;”
    —Percy Montross, U.S. poet. Oh, My Darling Clementine (attributed to Montross)