footing
Where you stand
Footing is the position of your feet on a surface, especially regarding stability: She lost her footing on the wet rocks.
From this comes the figurative sense of one's standing or basis: The company regained its financial footing.
To be on equal footing is to have the same status or advantages.
In construction, a footing is the concrete base that supports a foundation.
Position, physical or social
- positionLocation or stance
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- stationFixed stopping point
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
terms · basis · relationship · equality · parity · condition · situation · place
Supporting bottom structure
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- bedrockSolid stone underground
support · anchor · infrastructure · cornerstone · pedestal · plinth · subfloor · concrete
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- sure-footednessAbility to walk securely
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
grip · purchase · poise · coordination · control · centeredness · grounding · anchorage
standing
Position, physical or social
level · terms · basis · relationship · equality · parity · condition · situation · place · capacity
base
Supporting bottom structure
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- substructureSupporting base beneath
bedrock · support · anchor · infrastructure · cornerstone · pedestal · plinth · subfloor · concrete · masonry
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- sure-footednessAbility to walk securely
traction · grip · purchase · poise · coordination · control · centeredness · grounding · anchorage · firmness
step
Foot movement forward
footwork · pace · footfall · walk · movement · march · traverse · navigation · passage
bill
Amount owed, written
account · tally · sum · tab · charge · invoice · calculation · settlement · payment
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
footinginstability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
unsteadiness · imbalance · precariousness · wobbliness · groundlessness
- war footingState of military readiness
- equal footingSame status or position
- footing the billAssuming financial responsibility
- stable footingSecure base for standing
- on equal footing
- find your footingAchieve stability or balance