"shoeshine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoeshines [plural]
Etymology: From shoe + shine. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shoe|shine}} shoe + shine Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoeshine (plural shoeshines)
  1. The act of polishing shoes. Translations (the act of polishing shoes): بۆیاغکردن (boyaẍkirdin) (Central Kurdish), kenkien kiillotus (Finnish), lankkaus (Finnish), kengänkiillotus (Finnish), Schuheputzen [neuter] (German), Schuhputzen [neuter] (German), lucidatura [feminine] (Italian), 靴磨き (kutsu-migaki) (Japanese), чистење чевли (čistenje čevli) (Macedonian), glansowanie [neuter] (Polish), engraxamento [masculine] (Portuguese), чи́стка о́буви (čístka óbuvi) [feminine] (Russian), lìomhadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-shoeshine-en-noun-kD33~8fy Disambiguation of 'the act of polishing shoes': 84 9 7
  2. One who polishes shoes.
    Sense id: en-shoeshine-en-noun-fZZ5IeJX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 78 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 4 93 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 68 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 76 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 76 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 43 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 76 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 67 18
  3. The shiny finish on shoes that have been polished. Categories (topical): Footwear Translations (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished): بۆیاغ (boyaẍ) (Central Kurdish), kiilto (Finnish), lucentezza [feminine] (Italian), brillantezza [feminine] (Italian), つや (tsuya) (Japanese), glans [masculine] (Polish), lìomh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-shoeshine-en-noun-21kmQSu9 Disambiguation of Footwear: 28 31 41 Disambiguation of 'the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished': 6 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shoeshine boy, shoeshine girl Related terms: shoe brush, shoe-leather, shoe polish

Inflected forms

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