shoe box

Sneaker storage vessel

A shoe box is the cardboard container that shoes are sold in.

Because they're sturdy, uniform in size, and accumulate in closets, shoe boxes commonly get repurposed for storage: She kept old photographs in a shoe box.

A shoe-box apartment is small and rectangular, suggesting cramped living quarters.

Related

diorama · keepsake · stackable · corrugated · storage · compartment · childhood · childhood memories · old photos · love letters · recycled materials · organizer · under the bed · carton · package · durable · sneakers · archive

Categories
Opposites
size and storage capacity

shoe boxcloset

Built-in storage chamber

wardrobe · walk-in closet · warehouse · shipping container · hangar

SPACIOUSNESS (metaphorical)

shoe boxpalace

Monarch's official residence

mansion · estate · cathedral · open floor plan · loft

Family

shoebox

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G