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Word: foot
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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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