boots

[boots] / buts /

NOUN

heavy, often tall, shoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

footwear

STRONG

brogan galoshes oxford waders waters

WEAK

mukluk snow shoes

VERB

kick; oust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce eject evict expel knock shove

STRONG

ax can chase chuck cut discharge dismiss drive dropkick extrude fire heave punt sack terminate

WEAK

eighty-six kick out throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admit allow permit take in welcome

STRONG

employ engage hire hold keep

VERB

start operating system

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reboot reset

STRONG

bootstrap load restart start

WEAK

cold boot start computer warm boot

Example Sentences

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Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Hearts found their scoring boots on Saturday, their own fightback from behind to beat Motherwell 3-1 breaking a trend of four nervy 1-0 home wins.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The president wanted all three: to enforce the free navigation of the sea, quickly, without deploying boots on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One of the leading dismissive comments is that this wasn’t even a moon landing, and only returning with dusty boots would be significant.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The sound of heavy boots resounded down the corridor, and I didn’t need to glance to my left to know that it was an officer.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin