befooling | (noun) derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent | Synonyms: stultification |
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buffoon | (noun) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | Synonyms: clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew |
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(noun) a rude or vulgar fool | Synonyms: clown |
buffoonery | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank |
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clawfoot | (noun) a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw | Synonyms: pes cavus |
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clubfoot | (noun) congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes | Synonyms: talipes |
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cocksfoot | (noun) widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass | Synonyms: cockspur, Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass |
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coltsfoot | (noun) perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly | Synonyms: Tussilago farfara |
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(noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower |
crowfoot | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | Synonyms: butter-flower, buttercup, butterflower, goldcup, kingcup |
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flatfoot | (noun) a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out | Synonyms: pes planus, splayfoot |
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(noun) a policeman who patrols a given region | Synonyms: patrolman |
food | (noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue | Synonyms: nutrient |
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(noun) anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking | Synonyms: food for thought, intellectual nourishment |
(noun) any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment | Synonyms: solid food |
foodgasm | (noun) An extreme feeling of pleasure caused by seeing food | - |
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foodie | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmet |
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foodstuff | (noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer | Synonyms: grocery |
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(noun) a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | Synonyms: food product |
fool | (noun) a person who lacks good judgment | Synonyms: muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool |
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(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | Synonyms: chump, fall guy, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker |
(noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: jester, motley fool |
foolery | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, folly, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery |
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foolhardiness | (noun) the trait of giving little thought to danger | Synonyms: rashness, recklessness |
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foolishness | (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity |
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(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | Synonyms: folly, unwiseness |
(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish | Synonyms: craziness, folly, madness |
foolscap | (noun) a size of paper used especially in Britain | - |
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foot | (noun) travel by walking | - |
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(noun) any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates | Synonyms: invertebrate foot |
(noun) the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings | Synonyms: animal foot |
(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
(noun) a support resembling a pedal extremity | - |
(noun) the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint | Synonyms: human foot, pes |
(noun) (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | Synonyms: metrical foot, metrical unit |
(noun) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot | Synonyms: infantry |
(noun) the lower part of anything | - |
(noun) a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger | - |
(noun) a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard | Synonyms: ft |
footage | (noun) film that has been shot | - |
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(noun) a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done | - |
football | (noun) any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | Synonyms: football game |
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(noun) the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football | - |
footballer | (noun) an athlete who plays American football | Synonyms: football player |
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footbath | (noun) a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet | - |
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footboard | (noun) a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead | - |
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(noun) a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet | - |
footbridge | (noun) a bridge designed for pedestrians | Synonyms: overcrossing, pedestrian bridge |
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footcandle | (noun) a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle | - |
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footedness | (noun) the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) | - |
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footer | (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page | Synonyms: footnote |
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(noun) a person who travels by foot | Synonyms: pedestrian, walker |
(noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet | - |
footfall | (noun) the sound of a step of someone walking | Synonyms: footstep, step |
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footfault | (noun) a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline | - |
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footgear | (noun) covering for a person's feet | Synonyms: footwear |
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foothill | (noun) a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain | - |
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foothold | (noun) an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments | Synonyms: beachhead |
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(noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | Synonyms: footing |
(noun) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies | Synonyms: bridgehead |
footing | (noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | Synonyms: foothold |
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(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something | Synonyms: basis, ground |
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups | Synonyms: terms |
footlights | (noun) theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors | - |
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footlocker | (noun) a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) | Synonyms: locker |
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footman | (noun) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores | - |
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footmark | (noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | Synonyms: footprint, step |
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footnote | (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page | Synonyms: footer |
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footpad | (noun) a highwayman who robs on foot | Synonyms: padder |
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footpath | (noun) a trodden path | Synonyms: pathway |
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footplate | (noun) the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls | - |
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footprint | (noun) the area taken up by some object | - |
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(noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | Synonyms: footmark, step |
(noun) a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important | - |
footrace | (noun) a race run on foot | Synonyms: foot race, run |
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footrest | (noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | Synonyms: footstool, ottoman, tuffet |
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footslogger | (noun) fights on foot with small arms | Synonyms: foot soldier, infantryman, marcher |
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footstall | (noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | Synonyms: pedestal, plinth |
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footstep | (noun) the act of taking a step in walking | - |
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(noun) the sound of a step of someone walking | Synonyms: footfall, step |
(noun) the distance covered by a step | Synonyms: pace, step, stride |
footstool | (noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | Synonyms: footrest, ottoman, tuffet |
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footwall | (noun) the lower wall of an inclined fault | - |
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footwear | (noun) covering for a person's feet | Synonyms: footgear |
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(noun) clothing worn on a person's feet | - |
footwork | (noun) the manner of using the feet | - |
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(noun) skillful maneuvering or dealing | - |
forefoot | (noun) a front foot of a quadruped | - |
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goatsfoot | (noun) short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers | Synonyms: goat's foot, Oxalis caprina |
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goosefoot | (noun) any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers | - |
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hindfoot | (noun) a rear foot of a quadruped | - |
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hotfoot | (noun) a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it | - |
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petfood | (noun) food prepared for animal pets | Synonyms: pet-food, pet food |
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seafood | (noun) edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | - |
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spadefoot | (noun) a burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot | Synonyms: spadefoot toad |
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splayfoot | (noun) a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out | Synonyms: flatfoot, pes planus |
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superfood | (noun) a food with health benefits | - |
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tenderfoot | (noun) an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) | - |
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tomfool | (noun) a person who lacks good judgment | Synonyms: fool, muggins, sap, saphead |
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tomfoolery | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy |
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webfoot | (noun) a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin | - |
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