Overshoe

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An article of footwear worn over a shoe as protection from water, snow, or cold.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a waterproof shoe worn over an ordinary shoe during wet weather
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galosh.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shoe worn over another; specifically, an outer water-proof shoe; also, an outside shoe lined with fur or other warm material, worn in winter for the sake of warmth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    footwear    footgear   
    Hyponym
    gumshoe    rubber    golosh    arctic    galosh   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    galosh    rubber    gum    patten    India rubber   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mitten    greatcoat    bowler    tam-o'-shanter    raincoat   
     
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