shoebox

• Nom désignant un récipient rectangulaire allongé, généralement en carton, servant à ranger une paire de chaussures, ou par analogie toute structure évoquant une telle boîte, comme un bâtiment rectangulaire ou une pièce exiguë.

A noun referring to an oblong rectangular container, typically made of cardboard, designed to hold a pair of shoes, or by extension, any structure resembling such a box, such as a rectangular building or a cramped room.

1. Container for shoesA1formal

   An oblong rectangular box, typically made of cardboard, designed to hold a pair of shoes.

   boîte à chaussures

   • She stored her old photos in a shoebox under the bed.
   • The new sneakers came in a sturdy shoebox.
   • He recycled the shoebox after buying the shoes.

2. Small or cramped spaceB2informal

   A structure or room that is very small, cramped, or rectangular, resembling a shoebox in shape or size.

   Cagibi

   • They lived in a tiny shoebox of an apartment in the city.
   • The office was a shoebox with barely enough room for a desk.
   • The dorm room felt like a shoebox with its narrow walls.

   Synonymescellclosetcubbyholecubiclehole