"shoebox" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-shoebox.ogg [US] Forms: shoeboxes [plural]
Etymology: shoe + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shoe|box}} shoe + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoebox (plural shoeboxes)
  1. The box in which shoes are sold. Translations (box in which shoes are sold): schoenendoos [feminine] (Dutch), skógvaeskja [feminine] (Faroese), kenkälaatikko (Finnish), Schuhschachtel [feminine] (German), Schuhkarton [masculine] (German), cipősdoboz (Hungarian), skoeske [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skoeske [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), skokartong [common-gender] (Swedish), ayakkabı kutusu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-shoebox-en-noun-2FClmSyc Disambiguation of 'box in which shoes are sold': 99 1
  2. (derogatory) A small, cramped residence or similar space. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-shoebox-en-noun-Iciqm2eX Disambiguation of Containers: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79

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