Home › Words › S › shelltoesshelltoesshelltoes means A style of basketball shoe with a segmented rubber upper resembling a seashell.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, shelltoes ranks #25,694 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom shell + toes.nounA style of basketball shoe with a segmented rubber upper resembling a seashell.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.toecap 58% match — A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes. vs shelltoes →chuck 55% match — Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. vs shelltoes →sandshoe 54% match — A sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker. vs shelltoes →gumshoe 53% match — A sneaker or rubber overshoe. vs shelltoes →topsider 52% match — A boat shoe vs shelltoes →basketballese 52% match — The jargon associated with the sport of basketball. vs shelltoes →plimsoll 52% match — A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers. vs shelltoes →tackie 52% match — A canvas shoe with a rubber sole. vs shelltoes →