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shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string
(noun) a lace used for fastening shoes
shoestring, shoe string
(noun) a small amount of money; “he managed it on a shoestring”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shoestring (plural shoestrings)
(US) The string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
A tight budget; very little money.
A long narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
Source: Wiktionary
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States