unshod

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US/ʌnˈʃɑd/UK/ʌnˈʃɒd/

adjective

Not shod; without shoes.

“He ran unshod across the yard and down the street.”

Opposite
Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveunshod (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot shod; without shoes.

    He ran unshod across the yard and down the street.

  2. colloquialnot comparableOf a vehicle, not fitted with tyres on the wheels.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unshoe

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals

adjectivenot shod

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishunsċōd
  2. Middle Englishunshod
  3. Englishunshod

Inherited from Middle English unshod, unschod from Old English unsċōd, equivalent to un- + shod.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνυπόδητος
  • ἀνυπόδητος (anupódētos)not shod
Bulgarian бос
  • бос (bos)not shod
German barfuß, unbeschuht
  • barfußnot shod
  • unbeschuhtnot shod
Greek ανυπόδητος
  • ανυπόδητος (anypóditos)not shod
Malay kaki ayam
  • kaki ayamnot shod
Māori kore hū
  • kore hūnot shod
Portuguese descalço
  • descalçonot shod
Spanish descalzo
  • descalzonot shod
Swedish oskodd, skolös
  • oskoddnot shod
  • skolösnot shod
  • barnot shod
  • nakennot shod
  • barfotanot shod
Ukrainian роззутий
  • роззутий (rozzutyj)not shod

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Cite this entry
APA

unshod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshod

MLA

“unshod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshod. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unshod,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshod.

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