plural of boot
"The concierge introduced us to the new boot boy, who was already polishing the guests' leather shoes before we even reached our rooms."
A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
In plain English: Boots are shoes that cover your foot and extend up to your ankle or higher.
"She put on her rain boots before stepping out in the mud."
Usage: In modern English, the word "boots" almost exclusively refers to footwear that extends above the ankle, rather than a hotel servant. Use it as a plural noun when talking about the protective or stylish shoes people wear on their feet.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boot
"The software booted automatically after the power outage."
In plain English: To boot something means to kick it with your foot.
"He booted the computer to start it up again."
Usage: Do not use "boots" as a verb in everyday speech; it is simply the third-person singular form of the verb "boot," which means to kick or eject someone from a system. In standard English, you should use "he boots," "she boots," or "it boots" rather than treating "boots" as an independent action word.
A British pharmacy chain
"I need to stop at Boots on my way home because I ran out of ibuprofen."
Derived from Old French bute, boots originally referred to protective coverings for the feet or legs. The term entered English in the 14th century with this specific meaning of footwear designed to shield against water and mud.