shoebox

/ˌʃuˈbɑks/
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Other forms: shoeboxes

Definitions of shoebox
  1. noun
    an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
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    type of:
    box
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
  2. noun
    a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
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    type of:
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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