Home › Words › S › sandshoesandshoe/ˈsandʃuː/sandshoe means A sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sandshoe ranks #29,856 of 42,747 for Qualifying.sandshoe is pronounced /ˈsandʃuː/.EtymologyFrom sand + shoe.nounA sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.e.g.“He was clad in a shabby khaki-drill suit and grubby panama and sandshoes, and wore neither socks nor shirt, and was unshaven.” — 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter III, in Capricornia, page 36:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gumshoe 70% match — A sneaker or rubber overshoe. vs sandshoe →plimsoll 63% match — A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers. vs sandshoe →sneaker 61% match — One who sneaks. vs sandshoe →snowshoe 59% match — A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow. vs sandshoe →sneakerless 59% match — Without sneakers (athletic shoes). vs sandshoe →undershoe 59% match — A covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes. vs sandshoe →veldskoen 59% match — Originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour. vs sandshoe →tackie 57% match — A canvas shoe with a rubber sole. vs sandshoe →