boots
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
An inflected form of boot · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,019 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,916 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools also: luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk he put his golf bag in the trunk
- the swift release of a store of affective force also: bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick they got a great bang out of itwhat a boot!
- protective casing for something that resembles a leg
- an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg also: the boot, iron boot, iron heel
- a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
boots in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He’s got a great black beard, and wears patent leather boots in all weathers!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Some of the Sixth Form at the Manor made their fags unlace their dirty football boots.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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She knelt down before her as soon as she saw her seat herself to take off her muddy boots.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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A man sat in the shadow of a deep leather chair, his rough, unpolished boots stretched toward the flaming logs.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He was clothed all in white linen, with a blue ribbon for a necktie, and he had on dressy tight boots.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1