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# overshoe

noun (an overshoe, overshoes)

«overshoe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In older stories and cold places (Canada) people wore overshoes or galoshes in snow and mud. Today hospitals and building sites use plastic overshoes to keep floors clean.

### Examples

- He pulled on his overshoes before going out in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x1)
- Visitors must wear blue plastic overshoes in the lab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x2)
- Grandad's overshoes stood by the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x3)
- The overshoes kept her school shoes dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x4)
- Galoshes are a kind of overshoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x5)
- In the old days, people left their overshoes in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x6)
- She wore a summer dress and overshoes; her dress was a light green, and she wore anemones in her hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/#x7)

### Note

Usually plural: overshoes. Similar words: galoshes, wellingtons.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overshoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overshoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overshoe.html) on Mova free.