shoetree (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *shoetree*:
NOUN	artifact	shoetree	a wooden or metal device that is inserted / inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn
VERB	change	shoetree, tree	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

English > *shoetree*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A wooden or metal device that is inserted / inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn.
Broader	device	An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanish	horma
Catalan	forma

English > *shoetree*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	tree
Broader	elongate, stretch	make long or longer by pulling and stretching

HyperDic: shoetree