noun.
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
noun.
A structure used for locomotion or attachment in an invertebrate animal, such as the muscular organ extending from the ventral side of a mollusk.
noun.
Something suggestive of a foot in position or function, especially.
noun.
The lowest part; the bottom.
noun.
The end opposite the head, top, or front.
noun.
The termination of the leg of a piece of furniture, especially when shaped or modeled.
noun.
The part of a sewing machine that holds down and guides the cloth.
noun.
The lower edge of a sail.
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The part of a type body that forms the sides of the groove at the base.
noun.
The base of the sporophyte in mosses and liverworts.
noun.
The inferior part or rank.
noun.
The part of a stocking or high-topped boot that encloses the foot.
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A manner of moving; a step.
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Speed or momentum, as in a race.
noun.
Foot soldiers; infantry.
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A unit of poetic meter consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables in any of various set combinations. For example, an iambic foot has an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.
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In classical quantitative verse, a unit of meter consisting of long and short syllables in any of various set combinations.
noun.
A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 12 inches (0.3048 meter).
noun.
Sediment that forms during the refining of oil and other liquids; dregs.
intransitive verb.
To go on foot; walk. Often used with it:
intransitive verb.
To dance. Often used with it:
intransitive verb.
To make headway; sail.
intransitive verb.
To go by foot over, on, or through; tread.
intransitive verb.
To execute the steps of (a dance).
intransitive verb.
To add up (a column of numbers) and write the sum at the bottom; total.
intransitive verb.
To pay; defray.
intransitive verb.
To provide (a stocking, for example) with a foot.
idiom.
(at (someone's) feet) Enchanted or fascinated by another.
idiom.
(best foot forward) A favorable initial impression.
idiom.
(feet of clay) An underlying weakness or fault.
idiom.
(foot in the door) An initial point of or opportunity for entry.
idiom.
(foot in the door) A first step in working toward a goal.
idiom.
(get (one's) feet wet) To start a new activity or job.
idiom.
(have one foot in the grave) To be on the verge of death, as from illness or severe trauma.
idiom.
(have (one's) feet on the ground) To be sensible and practical about one's situation.
idiom.
(on (one's) feet) Standing up.
idiom.
(on (one's) feet) Fully recovered, as after an illness or convalescence.
idiom.
(on (one's) feet) In a sound or stable operating condition.
idiom.
(on (one's) feet) In an impromptu situation; extemporaneously.
idiom.
(on the right foot) In an auspicious manner.
idiom.
(on the wrong foot) In an inauspicious manner.