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What is the noun for foot?

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foot
  1. (countable) A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. transl.
  2. (anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. transl.
  3. (uncountable, often used attributively) Travel by walking.
  4. (countable) The base or bottom of anything. transl.
  5. (countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
  6. (countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. coord.
  7. (countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. transl.
  8. (countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. usage coord.
  9. (music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
  10. (military, collective) Foot soldiers; infantry. coord.
  11. (countable, cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
  12. (countable, sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
  13. (countable, printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. coord.
  14. (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  15. (countable, prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. transl.
  16. (phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
  17. (countable, nautical) The bottom edge of a sail. coord. transl.
  18. (countable, billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
  19. (botany) In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
  20. (countable, malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
  21. (countable, molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein. coord.
  22. (countable, geometry) The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
  23. (uncountable) Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
  24. (uncountable) Recognized condition; rank; footing.
  25. Synonyms:
  26. Examples:
    1. “The man in the galley is growling today, like a bear with a sore foot.”
      “They say it is the print of the foot of a camel.”
      “The dive base lay at the foot of a steep boulder slope, overhung by a high, arched ceiling adorned with enormous stalactites.”
footing
  1. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
  2. A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
  3. A relative condition; state.
  4. A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
  5. (now rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
  6. stability or balance when standing on one's feet
  7. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
  8. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
  9. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
  10. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
  11. (architecture, engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
  12. (accounting) Double checking the numbers vertically.
  13. Synonyms:
  14. Examples:
    1. “He took his time as the ground was unstable, and he did not want to lose his footing.”
      “The data submitted by debtors contains information that, if used improperly, could damage a debtor's ability to regain a solid financial footing.”
      “She now finds that she can participate on an equal footing with her peers.”
footstep
  1. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
  2. By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
  3. The sound made by walking, running etc.
  4. A step, as in a stair.
  5. The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
  6. The act of taking a step.
  7. (obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Maeve staggered, took a footstep toward him, and muttered incoherently.”
      “He saw only one large human footstep in the mud-spattered ditch.”
      “She walked firmly and surely, every footstep getting stronger, and went to the door.”
footsie
  1. A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
  2. (childish) A foot.
  3. (slang) A selfie (self-taken photograph) of one's feet.
  4. Examples:
    1. “Then a follow-up after treatment with expensive drug X shows her playing open-sandaled under-the-table footsie with her more adoring boyfriend!”
      “They must overcome the racial divisions that turned once-ardent yellow-dog Democrats into blue dogs willing to play footsie with Republicans.”
      “So, little by little, she slid her foot forwards towards Josh's and prepared herself for what she hoped would be a successful game of footsie.”
foots
  1. The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.
  2. (nonstandard) plural of foot
footedness
  1. One's natural preference for using the left or right foot, especially in boardsports.
footstrike
  1. The action of the foot striking the ground when walking or running.
feet
  1. (obsolete) Fact; performance; feat.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ever since you could stand on your feet and walk, I knew that you were different.”
      “The top of Aconcagua is nearly twenty-three thousand feet high, and the valley at this point about eight thousand.”
      “Monkshood grows four feet high, and has a beautiful blossom of rich blue growing in quite large clusters.”
footlessness
  1. The state or condition of being footless.
footsy
  1. Alternative form of footsie
  2. Examples:
    1. “She was married when they met but pulled the Swede by playing footsy with him while her rich husband Giancarlo Mazza sat a few feet away.”
      “Out there, things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.”
      “The married retired commercial artist who also edits its magazine Footsy, says there is nothing weird about having a foot or shoe fetish.”
foote
  1. Obsolete spelling of foot
feet
  1. plural form of foot.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ever since you could stand on your feet and walk, I knew that you were different.”
      “The top of Aconcagua is nearly twenty-three thousand feet high, and the valley at this point about eight thousand.”
      “Monkshood grows four feet high, and has a beautiful blossom of rich blue growing in quite large clusters.”
feetsies
  1. (childish) feet
footsies
  1. plural of footsie
  2. plural of footsy
footstrikes
  1. plural of footstrike
footsteps
  1. plural of footstep
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When I heard their footsteps fade and their door close I felt a sudden wave of relief wash over me.”
      “Her heartbeat quickens when the footsteps suddenly stop, and the door to the bedroom opens and closes.”
      “Eve's footsteps were echoing off the dank walls as she walked forward a few paces.”
footings
  1. plural of footing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Once it is at its destination, the assembly process begins with the alignment of a set of footings, which do not require deep foundations.”
      “By June, we had the land cleared and the concrete footings and block walls done.”
      “Pier blocks serve as a transition from the posts supporting the girder to the concrete foundation footings.”
feete
  1. plural of foote
feets
  1. (dialect) plural of foot
  2. Examples:
    1. “Our paraffin treatment and aromatherapy for the feets and the hands, will get to you a feeling of wellbeing and softness.”
      “Each machine is delivery with all accessories for hands and feets treatment.”
      “The ambulance rammed a tree only a few feets down or we would all have been finished.”
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