SANDAL

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Meaning:

A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("sandal" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sandal"):

espadrille (a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part)

flip-flop; thong (a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe)

huarache; huaraches (a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps)

pusher; zori (a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes)

scuffer (a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults)

talaria (a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art))