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1shoestring
noun shoe·string \ˈshü-ˌstriŋ\
: a small amount of money
Full Definition of SHOESTRING
1
: shoelace
2
[from shoestrings being a typical item sold by itinerant vendors] : a small sum of money : capital inadequate or barely adequate to the needs of a transaction <started the business on a shoestring>
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First Known Use of SHOESTRING
1616
Related to SHOESTRING
- Synonyms
- chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, mite, song, two cents
- Antonyms
- big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
Rhymes with SHOESTRING
Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining
2shoestring
adjective
Definition of SHOESTRING
1
: narrow and long like a shoestring <shoestring french fries>
2
: operating on, accomplished by, or consisting of a small amount of money or capital <a shoestring budget>
First Known Use of SHOESTRING
1878
SHOESTRING Defined for Kids
shoestring
noun shoe·string \ˈshü-ˌstriŋ\
Definition of SHOESTRING for Kids
: shoelace
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