foot
Third of yard
The structure at the lower end of the vertebrate leg inspires all other meanings of foot, including another very common meaning, a unit of measure in the imperial system equal to 12 inches.
That kind of foot often relies heavily on context for its exact interpretation: someone who is “6 foot” is six feet tall.
Someone who lives at 9,000 feet lives at an elevation of 9,000 feet above sea level.
Foot can also refer to an inanimate object that either supports something above it (the feet of a table), or is at the bottom (the foot of the bed).
If you foot a bill, you pay the cost of something.
Twelfth of a foot
Extended single footstep
walk · stomp · shuffle · tiptoe · footfall · patter · plod · tramp
Skilled lower-limb movement
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- stepFoot movement forward
shuffle · stomp · pointe · plié · pirouette · choreography · rhythm · ballroom
Letter terminal flourish
- stemPlant's central axis
- baselineStandard for comparison
- finialDecorative top element
- bracketSupport or category
counter · terminal · descender · ascender · x-height · stroke · tail · spur
Transfer text to paper
- trackPath or monitored route
- trailPath through wilderness
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
- impressionEffect on the mind
tread · mark · path · trace · vestige · muddy · sandy · fossilized
Support for statuary
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- bottomLowest point or underside
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- foothillLow ridge below mountains
toes
Pedal digits
sole · instep · ball · digits · metatarsus · tarsus · phalanges · plantar · dorsum · cuboid
inch
Twelfth of a foot
stride
Extended single footstep
pace · walk · stomp · shuffle · tiptoe · footfall · patter · plod · tramp · trudge
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
step · shuffle · stomp · pointe · plié · pirouette · choreography · rhythm · ballroom · salsa
serif
Letter terminal flourish
bracket · counter · terminal · descender · ascender · x-height · stroke · tail · spur · bowl
Transfer text to paper
impression · tread · mark · path · trace · vestige · muddy · sandy · fossilized · tracking
pedestal
Support for statuary
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- bottomLowest point or underside
- baseSupporting bottom structure
soccer
Field sport with goals
volley · goal · penalty · dribble · cleats · tackle · foul · drop-kick · kickoff · futsal
footmeter
Device that measures usage
metre · centimeter · centimetre · millimeter · millimetre
- on footMoving by walking
- football playerAthlete in pigskin sport
- football teamOrganized gridiron squad
- football fieldRectangular playing surface for American sport
- left foot
- war footingState of military readiness
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