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Meaning:

Noun:

  • body part|t
  • anatomy Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. human body part|t
  • support|t
  • unit of length|u|co
  • billiards The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
  • botany In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
  • cigars The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
  • geometry The foot of a line perpendicular to a given line is the point where the lines intersect.
  • malacology The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
  • molecular biology The globular lower domain of a protein. molecular domain|co
  • nautical The bottom edge of a sail. bottom edge of a sail|co|t
  • 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.
  • printing The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. bottom of a page|co
  • prosody The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. measure of rhythm|t
  • sewing The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
  • base|t
  • end of a table|co
  • countable The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
  • pluralonly Foot soldiers; infantry. infantry|co
  • often used attributively Travel by walking. walking

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Verb:

  • transitive To parse into metrical feet.
  • transitive To pay (a bill).
  • transitive To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

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