bootlaces
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long strings used for fastening boots
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a piece of metal or hard plastic fixed to the bottom of a shoe in order to prevent it from slipping on the ground
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a short piece of cloth or leather that men used to wear to cover the upper part of their shoes
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a piece of plastic or rubber, for example on the bottom of a boot or on a tyre, that prevents slipping
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a long thin piece of material that lies under the part of a shoe or boot where you fasten it
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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