Definition of shoelace
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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Recent Examples of shoelace from the Web
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The only pieces that weren't pink were her white fishnet stockings, shoelaces, and sunglasses.
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Telomeres are the tips of chromosomes that protect DNA while it's being copied -- like the aglet at the end of a shoelace that prevents it from fraying.
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There’s nothing more fascinating than watching a guy trying to untie a knot from his shoelace.
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She had been stabbed to death and sexually assaulted, and there was a shoelace tied around her neck.
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That prompted the man to speed walk away, then stop to tie his shoelaces for a few minutes on a nearby bench as the group surrounded him. Stabbing victim's supporters confront friend of 'Jeremy' Deputies had to separate the crowd from the man.
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That prompted the man to speed walk away, then stop to tie his shoelaces for a few minutes on a nearby bench as the group surrounded him.
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Souza made a lunging catch at the wall in right field to take a hit away from Vargas in the second inning and Corey Dickerson sprinted to catch a liner from Mauer off of his shoelaces in the fourth inning.
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People stroll, take selfies, crouch to tie a shoelace, check their cellphones, hurry on, search inside a purse or set a backpack on the ground for a rest.
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First Known Use of shoelace
circa 1647
SHOELACE Defined for English Language Learners
shoelace
playDefinition of shoelace for English Language Learners
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: a long, thin material like a string that is used for fastening a shoe
SHOELACE Defined for Kids
shoelace
playDefinition of shoelace for Students
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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