shoe laces

Sneaker fastening cords

Shoe laces are the cords threaded through eyelets to secure shoes to the feet.

The spelling varies: shoelaces, shoe-laces, and shoe laces all appear.

To tie your shoe laces is among the first self-care skills children learn.

Your shoe lace is untied warns of a tripping hazard—or sets up a prank.

Related
  • stringsThin flexible lines
  • tyingForming a knot
  • knotTied rope fastening
  • agletShoestring tip covering
  • bowRespectful forward inclination

eyelets · loop · sneakers · bunny ears · tangled · trip hazard · double knot · threading · velcro · slip on · untied · tripping · tight · loose · come undone · leather · waxed · flat

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Opposites
shoe fastening mechanism

shoe lacesvelcro straps

Fabric fasteners using microhooks

slip-on · elastic bands · buckles · zippers · laceless

Family

shoe, laces, shoes, lace, shod, shoeing, laced, lacing, unlaced

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G