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foot - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" |
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pedal extremity,
vertebrate foot the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
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leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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human,
human being,
homo,
man any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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calcaneus,
heelbone,
os tarsi fibulare the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
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arcuate artery,
arteria arcuata curved artery in the foot
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arteria digitalis,
digital arteries arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes
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arteria metatarsea,
metatarsal artery dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot
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intercapitular vein,
vena intercapitalis veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
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metatarsal vein,
vena metatarsus dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
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pes planus,
splayfoot,
flatfoot a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out
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instep the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
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sole right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
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toe the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
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big toe,
great toe,
hallux the first largest innermost toe
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little toe the fifth smallest outermost toe
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heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
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foot - any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates |
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organ wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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invertebrate any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
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tube foot tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration
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foot - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" |
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linear measure,
linear unit a unit of measurement of length
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pace,
yard a step in walking or running
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inch,
in a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
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foot - travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" |
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walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
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foot - a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" |
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support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
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leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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foot - the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" |
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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bottom a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
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foot - a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger |
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intelligence agent,
intelligence officer,
secret agent,
operative a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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foot - walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" |
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walk obtain a base on balls
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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foot - add a column of numbers |
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add together,
add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
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arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
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foot - pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
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pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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