front feet

Animal's leading limbs

Front feet are the two feet at the forward end of a four-legged animal, as distinguished from the hind feet or back feet.

A horse rears up on its hind legs while its front feet paw the air.

The dog's front feet were muddy from digging.

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pawprints · walk · hoof · cloven hooves · metacarpals · fetlocks · equines · horse hooves · dewclaws · felines · making biscuits · digits · anatomy · canines · tendons · quadrupedal · appendages · ligaments

Opposites
body position

front feetback feet

Posterior pair of paws

hind legs · back legs · hindquarters · tail end

Family

front, feet, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontward, frontwards

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G