Meaning

• Noun

  1. 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.
  2. Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
  3. Travel by walking.
  4. The base or bottom of anything.
  5. The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
  6. The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
  7. A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
  8. (informal) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  9. (informal) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  10. A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  11. A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
  12. Foot soldiers; infantry.
  13. The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
  14. The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
  15. The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
  16. The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  17. The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
  18. 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.
  19. The bottom edge of a sail.
  20. The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
  21. In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
  22. The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
  23. The globular lower domain of a protein.
  24. The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
  25. Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
  26. Recognized condition; rank; footing.

• Verb