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 |
(verb) add a column of numbers | Synonyms: foot up |
(verb) walk | Synonyms: hoof, hoof it, leg it |
(verb) pay for something | Synonyms: pick |
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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footed | (adjective) having feet | - |
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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 |
footle | (verb) act foolishly, as by talking nonsense | - |
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(verb) be about a place without any apparent purpose | Synonyms: hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry |
footless | (adjective) having no feet or analogous appendages | - |
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footlights | (noun) theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors | - |
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footling | (adjective) (informal) small and of little importance | Synonyms: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial |
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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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footloose | (adjective) free to go or do as one pleases | - |
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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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(verb) add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments | Synonyms: annotate |
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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footslog | (verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | Synonyms: pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge |
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footslogger | (noun) fights on foot with small arms | Synonyms: foot soldier, infantryman, marcher |
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footsore | (adjective) having sore or tired feet | - |
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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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footsure | (adjective) not liable to stumble or fall | Synonyms: sure-footed, surefooted |
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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 | - |