Boots

Cover your ankles

Boots are footwear that covers the foot and extends up the ankle or leg.

Work boots protect; fashion boots adorn; combat boots serve soldiers; cowboy boots have pointed toes and heels.

To boot someone is to kick them, or in computing, to start up a system: I booted the computer.

To boot also means in addition: She got the job and a raise to boot.

If you're given the boot, you're dismissed or ejected.

To pull yourself up by your bootstraps is to succeed through your own effort.

Boots on the ground means military personnel deployed in a region.

footwear

leather

Tanned animal skin

ankle · waterproof · steel-toe · rubber · zipper · insoles · tread · shaft · pull-on · slip-on

equestrian

riding

Controlling while mounted

  • paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
  • tallOf considerable height
  • stirrupMounted rider's foot support

spur · dressage · stable · polo · hunt · field · horse · saddle · equine · canter

fashion

Chelsea

London neighborhood or club

stiletto · combat · slouch · riding · go-go · Doc Martens · cowboy · ankle · booties · suede

hiking

trail

Path through wilderness

Gore-Tex · Vibram · grip · terrain · mountain · rugged · lightweight · approach · scrambling · blister

work

steel-toe

Protective boot insert

industrial · slip-resistant · metatarsal · warehouse · factory · logger · welder · OSHA · worksite · durable

military

combat

Armed hostile engagement

infantry · paratrooper · jungle · desert · garrison · parade · drill · soldier · fatigues · uniform

computing

startup

New business enterprise

disk · system · cold · warm · bootable · partition · USB · drive · initialization · POST

British

chemist

Substance and reaction scientist

prescriptions · toiletries · NHS · healthcare · retail · Nottingham

Categories
Opposites
foot coverage

Bootssandals

Open strappy footwear

flip-flops · barefoot · slides · thongs · beach shoes

formality and ruggedness

Bootsballet flats

Low-cut heelless slip-ons

slippers · dress shoes · pumps · stilettos · loafers

Phrases
Family

boot, booted, booting, bootee, bootees, bootstrap, bootstraps, bootstrapped, bootstrapping

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G