foot
/fʊt/ noun B1- A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. · A spider has eight feet.
- Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. · Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.· The wave knocked me off my feet.
- Travel by walking. · We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.· There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
- The base or bottom of anything. · I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
- The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest. · We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
- The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. · The host should sit at the foot of the table.
- A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. · The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
- A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. · The flag pole, which is 20 feet high, was hoisted by a six-foot tall man.· My sis's just over six foot two.
Plural feet
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Wicked Witch was so angry when she saw her black bees in little heaps like fine coal that she stamped her foot and tore her hair and gnashed her teeth.
While thus looking upwards, he unknowingly trod upon a Viper asleep just before his feet.
They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved.
“There are her two feet, still sticking out from under a block of wood.”
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