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Definition: Foot

Foot

Noun

1. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall".

2. The foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot".

3. 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".

4. Travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot".

5. A foot of a vertebrate other than a human being.

6. A support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet".

7. Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower".

8. Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates.

9. An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot".

10. : a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.

Verb

1. Pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages".

2. Informal or colloquial synonyms of 'walk' ".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "foot" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Foot

DomainDefinition

19th Century Satire

The understanding of a girl from the west. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.

Aerospace

The foot (international) is exactly 0.3048 meter. The American Survey foot is 0.3048006 meter.The old U.S. foot, used prior to July 1, 1959, was 0.3048006 meter.Abbreviation ft. (references)

Business

The bottom of a page. Source: European Union. (references)

Electrical Engineering

That part of an electronic tube on which the electrodes are mounted. Source: European Union. (references)

Fine Arts

Part of a flue pipe of an inverted conical shape which extends from the mouth downwards. Source: European Union. (references)

Literature

Foot (Greek, pod'; Latin, ped'; French, pied; Dutch, voet; Saxon, fot. Foot and pedal are variants of the same word.)
Best foot foremost. Use all possible dispatch. To "set on foot" is to set agoing. If you have various powers of motion, set your best foremost.
"Nay, but make haste; the better foot before."
Shakespeare: King John, iv. 2.
I have not yet got my foot in. I am not yet familiar and easy with the work. The allusion is to the preliminary exercises in the great Roman foot-race. While the signal was waited for, the candidates made essays of jumping, running, and posturing, to excite a suitable warmth and make their limbs supple. This was "getting their foot in" for the race. (See Hand.)
I have the measure or length of his foot. I know the exact calibre of his mind. The allusion is to the Pythagorean admeasurement of Hercules by the length of his foot. (See Ex Pede.)
To light on one's feet. To escape a threatened danger. It is said that cats thrown from a height always light on their feet.
To put down your foot on [a matter]. Peremptorily to forbid it.
To show the cloven foot. To betray an evil intention. The devil is represented with a cloven foot.
Turn away thy foot from the Sabbath (Isa. 1viii. 13). Abstain from working and doing your own pleasure on that day. The allusion is to the law which prohibited a Jew from walking on a Sabbath more than a mile. He was to turn away his foot from the road and street.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, lest he get weary of thee, and so hate thee. Never outstay your welcome.
With one foot in the grave. In a dying state.
You have put your foot in it nicely. You have got yourself into a pretty mess. (In French, vous avez mis le pied dedans.) When porridge is burnt or meat over-roasted, we say, "The bishop hath put his foot in." (See Bishop.)
Afoot. On the way, in progress. (See Game's Afoot, Matter Afoot.)
"Mischief, thou art afoot,
Take thou what course thou wilt."
Shakespeare: Julias Caesar, iii. 2. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Mining

A. The bottom of a slope, grade, or declivity. The lower part of any elevated landform; e.g., the foot of a hill, the foot of a mountain, etc b. The lower bend of a fold or structural terrace. CF:head Syn:lower break c. See:footwall d. The foot is 12 in (30.5 cm) in length on the vein, including its entire width, whether 6 in (15.2 cm) or 60 ft (18.3 m), and its whole depth down toward the Earth's center e.g., the foot of a hill, the foot of a mountain, etc f. That portion of the displaced material of a landslide that lies downslope from the toe of the surface of rupture (Varnes, 1978. (references)

Publishing & Graphic Arts

The end or bottom of a page. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Foot

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This article is about a foot as part of the human body. For foot as a unit of length see foot (unit of length). For foot as used in poetry see foot (poetry). If you were got here by searching for 'toe' and are looking for a topic in physics, you probably want to see theory of everything.


A right foot.

The feet (singular "foot") are the lower extremities of the leg, and are used by human beings for bipedal locomotion, also known as walking.

The pair foot and feet are one of seven mutated English plurals.

The structures of the human foot and hand are variations on the same basic five-digit anatomy, in common with many other vertebrates. They are also the most complex, comprising half the bones in the body.

In many animals, the parts of the body analogous to the feet and hands are often known as paws.

The medical speciality related to treatment of the feet is podiatry.

Parts of the feet:

Disorders of the feet:

See also

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Foot (poetry)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In poetry, a foot is a certain number of syllables forming part of a line of verse, measured for effect in English as long beats (accented) and short beats (unaccented).

In many other languages criteria such as duration of the syllable (long or short) is the effect measured.

See also

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Foot (poetry)."

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Foot (unit of length)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A foot is a unit of length, the original measure being the length of a man's foot.

The most commonly used foot today is the imperial unit, the foot currently defined to be 0.3048 meters. This unit is sometimes denoted with an apostrophe (ex. 30' = 30 feet).

The foot as a measure was used in almost all cultures. The first known standard foot measure was from Sumeria, where a definition is given in a statue of Gudea of Lagash from around 2575 BC. The imperial foot was adapted from an Egyptian measure by the Greeks, with a subsequent larger foot being adopted by the Romans.

In addition to the current standard imperial foot, there is also a slightly different U.S. survey foot, used only by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, defined as exactly 12 U.S. survey inches, approximately 30.48006 cm. (See inch for more on the survey inch.)

See also

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Foot

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

FOOT

EnglishForum for Object Oriented TechnologyComputer - (CERN, OOP)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Foot

Synonyms: animal foot (n), base (n), foundation (n), ft (n), fundament (n), groundwork (n), human foot (n), infantry (n), invertebrate foot (n), metrical foot (n), metrical unit (n), pes (n), substructure (n), understructure (n), hoof (v), hoof it (v), leg it (v), pick (v). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: unmounted (public administration).
Antonym: head (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Foot

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Base

Bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root; centerboard.

Length

Line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league; chain, link; arpent, handbreadth, jornada, kos, vara.

Poetry

Verse, rhyme, assonance, crambo, meter, measure, foot, numbers, strain, rhythm; accentuation; (voice); dactyl, spondee, trochee, anapest; hexameter, pentameter; Alexandrine; anacrusis, antispast, blank verse, ictus.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Foot

English words defined with "foot": animal footBaker foot, bird's foot, board foot, By footcleft foot, cubic footFlat foot, Foot artillery, foot brake, Foot lathe, foot lever, Foot passenger, Foot pavement, foot pedal, Foot post, Foot pound, Foot poundal, foot race, foot rule, foot soldier, Foot stick, Foot stove, foot traffic, fossorial foot, From head to footheterodactyl foot, human footlion's foot, lobate footOn footPot footSpear foot, square footTo foot a bill, To keep the footUnder footwebbed footzygodactyl foot. (references)
Specialty definitions using "foot": athletic footCloven Footdeer foot, Diabetic FootEnglish footfawn foot, Foot Bones, Foot Care, Foot Deformities, Foot Deformities, Acquired, Foot Deformities, Congenital, Foot Dermatoses, Foot Diseases, Foot Injuries, Foot Monsters, Foot of a Page, FOOT PADS, foot rod, foot run, foot tender, Foot Ulcer, FOOT WABBLER, French foot, front footKiss the Hare's Footlineal foot, linear footpig footRight Foot, Right Foot Foremost, running foot. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Foot" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (football, soccer, sole).

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Modern Usage: Foot

DomainUsage

Screenplays

If it were up to me, you'd never step foot in another ship (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

You're 5 foot and nothin', a hundred and nothin', not one ounce of athletic ability, yet you hung in with the best college football team in the land and are gonna walk out of here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame (Rudy; writing credit: Angelo Pizzo)

The hideousness of that foot will haunt my dreams forever (Mr. Deeds; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin)

Say another word about Lisa, and I'll break my foot off in your royal ass (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

Walter, ya know, its Smokey, so his foot slipped over the line a little, big deal (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Lyrics

One hun' twenty, five foot two (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at anytime (You Learn; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

In the back of a dream car twenty foot long (Golden Years; performing artist: DAVID BOWIE)

Rabbit's foot on a string (Good Luck Charm; performing artist: Elvis Presley)

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH ("Banana Boat (Day-O)"; performing artist: Harry Belafonte)

Clever

Hospitals Are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors (references; author: unknown)

People who want by the yard, but try by the inch, should be kicked by the foot! (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Foot Brawl (1966)

One Foot in Hell (1960)

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Foot and Mouth (1955)

Song Titles

Foot Stomping - Pt. 1 (performing artist: The Flares)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Foot

DomainTitle

References

  • Big Foot Financial Corp.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Foot Spas (reference)

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Books

  • Foot Acupuncture Therapy (reference)

  • Footrot and Foot Abscess of Ruminants (reference)

  • LA Nouvelle Heloise: Julie, or the New Eloise: Letters of Two Lovers, Inhabitants of a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps (reference)

  • The Dominance Factor: How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand, & Foot Can Improve Your Learning (reference)

  • Cubed Foot Gardening: Growing Vegetables in Raised, Intensive Beds (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Foot

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Photo Album: Foot

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Shows 1962 photo of baby born with an extra appendage connected to the foot caused by the pregnant mother taking the drug Thalidomide. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Histopathology of botryomycosis, foot. Credit: CDC.

Smear from foot lesion of blastomycosis showing Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast cell undergoing broad-base budding. Credit: CDC.

Construction of the 30 x 60 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames. Credit: NASA.

16 Foot Transonic Tunnel Rehabilitation. Credit: NASA.

The aftermath of a tower blowing over Bob had his head buried a foot deep in the tundra Photo #1 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Traverse party at foot of ice cliffs on Crillon Glacier Party off of SURVEYOR. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A bird's eye view of a bird's foot delta - the Passes of the Mississippi River. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Tide staffs at Fire Island - note series of three staffs allowing leveling at all stages of 30 foot tide. Latitude 61 09 N; Longitude 150 12 W. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Williams Field, a 20,000 foot runway, scraped out of the ice and snow. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Foot
 

"Foot on beach" by Piera Bellelli
Commentary: "...my foot on the beach! ."
"Foot 1" by Wagner Soares
Commentary: "An experimental shot in an afternnon light at home. The red background gave a good contrast and a dramatic atmosphere."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Foot

AuthorQuotation

Confucius

An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.

Eva Arrington

Success is never found on top of the hill if the duties at the foot are neglected.

Horace

Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king.

Horace Walpole

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

Martin Luther

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

Plutarch

An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.

Publilius Syrus

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

Robert Green Ingersoll

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

William Shakespeare

From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Foot

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

A young farmer, whether on horseback or on foot, is the very last sort of person to raise my curiosity

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Then the Sentinel scratched violently at the door, and gave a yell that made Bruno shiver from head to foot.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

It had shown him where to set his foot, while the light of earth was fast becoming dim, and ere the light of futurity could reach him.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Jean Valjean put his foot upon it.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

The plump bald sergeantmajor was testing with his foot the springboard of the vaulting horse

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

John Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Earl of Surrey, Shall have the leading of this foot and horse

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Two gasoline pumps in front, a screen door, a long bar, stools, and a foot rail

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

This body consisted of three thousand foot, and a thousand horse

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I can remember when it was a foot or two lower, and also when it was at least five feet higher, than when I lived by it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Foot

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

All our traits—height, eye color, foot size—are determined by the genes that we inherit from our parents. (references)

Deformities of the tongue, jaw, and limbs, such as club foot and missing or webbed fingers, may also occur. (references)

If ulcers or foot injuries are not treated in time, the infection may involve the bone and require amputation. (references)

Business

Thus, diabetes foot sufferers form an important market for orthopedic footwear manufacturers. (references)

Trufit is one of the largest providers of custom orthopedic shoes and foot orthotics in America. (references)

In addition PVC resins are also used as a raw material in the manufacture of garden pipes and foot wares. (references)

Civil Liberties

Burundi

Gendarmes forcibly disrupted the meeting, and many of the participants departed immediately on foot. (references)

Iraq

The Government for several decades has interfered with these Ashura commemorations by preventing processions on foot into the city. (references)

Argentina

In Santa Rosa, on February 17, four bullets were fired into the home of Edgardo Soto, who had been reporting on the foot and mouth disease outbreak and the debts of a local meat company. (references)

Economic History

Poland

BSE and foot and mouth concerns. (references)

China

Recent foot and mouth disease concerns have led Chinese authorities to ban most imports of European pork. (references)

Cyprus

Non-food U.S. franchises, such as Athlete's Foot and Gold's Gym, are also present and successful in Cyprus. (references)

Human Rights

Afghanistan

Thieves were subjected to public amputations of one hand, one foot, or both. (references)

Barbados

For a decade, the authorities have issued firearms to special foot patrols in high crime areas in response to public concern. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

His brothers escaped on foot; Dago was detained but released after the officer determined that he was a student trying to get home. (references)

Political Economy

UNITED KINGDOM

The indirect effects of the foot and mouth outbreak could prove more damaging in the tourism sector, which accounts for 4.0 percent of GDP. (references)

UNITED KINGDOM

The two largest impacts on the British economy have been the global economic slowdown, including the downturn of the U.S. economy, and the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. (references)

Sudan

In 1999 and 2000 in the north, the Government reportedly carried out amputations under Islamic law for the first time; there were reports that six cross amputations (right hand and left foot) were carried out during the year. (references)

Trade

Syria

In response to recent foot and mouth disease epidemic, animal products may not be imported from or transit countries that have outbreaks of the disease. (references)

Brazil

The hypothetical cost buildup for an imported machine, shipped in a 20 foot container, shipped from Miami to the port of Santos illustrates how taxes and fees are calculated. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Rents are generally between USD 7 and 25 per square foot per month. (references)

Worker Rights

Turkey

According to a 1995 study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), victims arrive by foot, trains, boats, and planes. (references)

Zimbabwe

Typically, truck drivers would leave the trafficked persons near border posts, where they would cross the border on foot and be met on the other side. (references)

Greece

In the past, foreign women illegally in the country who were apprehended by the authorities for prostitution were placed in a deportation center or deported immediately by train, plane, or on foot. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Foot

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Phil McGraw

Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad. Frankly, I go to the mall. I don't want to know everybody's damn problems. Just let me go get my ice cream cone and go home.

Rush Limbaugh

Your foot might be ready to stomp out that cigarette, but if you're not careful, you could find yourself tripping over that same foot down the road.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Foot

"Foot" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.77% of the time. "Foot" is used about 7,371 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)96.77%7,1331,359
Noun (proper)2.64%19521,939
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.22%1687,710
Noun (common)0.22%1687,710
Unclassified Items0.08%6143,867
Lexical Verb (base form)0.07%5157,705
                    Total100.00%7,371N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Foot

The following table summarizes the usage of "foot" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
FootLast name30027,703
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Foot

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "foot".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
JebusN/ABiblical

Treading under foot

JebusiN/ABiblical

Trodden under foot

MekonahN/ABiblical

A foot of a pillar

PataraN/ABiblical

Trodden under foot

RogelimN/ABiblical

A foot or footman

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Foot

CountryName
USA

Big Foot Financial Corp.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Foot

Expressions using "foot": 20 foot ISO container 40 foot ISO container ad on foot Ampere foot animal foot arch of the foot at the foot at the foot of a bed at the foot of a page at the foot of the hill athletes foot athlete's foot athletic foot australian hare's foot Baker foot baker's foot be on foot bear's foot betray the cloven foot big foot bind hand and foot bird's foot bird's foot clover bird's foot trefoil board foot bound hand and foot by foot calf's foot jelly Canary Island hare's foot fern Candle foot catch smb. on the wrong foot cat's foot cleft foot cloven foot club foot cold's foot colt's foot column foot crow's foot cube foot cubic foot deer foot Diabetic Foot doe's foot dove's foot dove's foot geranium Elephant's foot English foot enjoy one's foot fawn foot flat foot fleet of foot Foot analysis foot and chain foot and horse Foot and mouth disease Foot artillery Foot bank Foot barracks foot bath Foot bellows Foot Bones foot brake Foot candle Foot Care Foot company Foot Deformities Foot Dermatoses Foot Diseases foot doctor foot drill foot fault Foot gear foot Guards Foot hammer Foot Injuries Foot iron foot it foot jaw Foot key Foot lathe Foot level foot lever foot line Foot mantle foot muff foot odor foot odour foot of a mountain foot of an animal foot of the bed Foot of the fine foot on one's feet Foot page foot passenger Foot pavement foot pedal Foot poet foot pools Foot post Foot pound. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "foot": foot-and-mouth, foot-and-mouth disease, foot-army, foot-assisted, foot-based, foot-bath, foot-baths, foot-binding, foot-body, foot-bridge, foot-candle, foot-care, foot-changes, foot-cloth, foot-controlled, foot-controller, foot-dragging, foot-fetishist, foot-friendly, foot-gear, foot-guards, foot-high, foot-hill, foot-hold, foot-holds, foot-in-mouth, foot-in-the-door, foot-lambert, foot-level, foot-lights, foot-line, foot-long, foot-loose, foot-man, foot-mark, foot-marks, foot-note, foot-notes, foot-numbing, foot-operated, foot-pace, foot-passenger, foot-passengers, Foot-patrol, foot-pedal, Foot-pedals, foot-plus, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pounds, foot-powered, foot-prints, foot-pump, foot-race, foot-racing, foot-rest, foot-rests, foot-rot, foot-salve, foot-shaped, foot-shock, foot-shocks, foot-shuffling, foot-sized, foot-slog, foot-sloggers, foot-slogging, foot-smoothed, foot-soldier, foot-soldiers, foot-sore, foot-square, foot-stamping, foot-steps, foot-stomping, foot-stool, foot-stopper, foot-stretching, foot-strike, foot-surveillance, foot-tapping, foot-thick, foot-to-head, foot-to-head-on, foot-ton, foot-touching-the-ground, foot-traffic, foot-traveller, foot-unit, foot-up, foot-up an account, foot-up to, foot-valve, foot-weary, foot-wide, foot-wrappings.

Ending with "foot": back-foot, eight-foot, fifteen-foot, fifty-foot, five-foot, forty-foot, four-foot, hot-foot, hundred-foot, left-foot, nine-foot, right-foot, seven-foot, side-foot, six-foot, sixteen-foot, sixty-foot, ten-foot, thirty-five-foot, thirty-foot, three-foot, twelve-foot, twenty-five-foot, twenty-foot, two-foot, wrong-foot.

Containing "foot": fifteen-foot-high, five-foot-high, six-foot-four, six-foot-high, six-foot-wide, ten-foot-long, three-foot-high, two-foot-high.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Foot

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

foot

9,015

robert bare foot

705

foot locker

6,885

foot problem

693

foot fetish

5,358

foot care

675

big foot

3,219

just for foot

641

six foot under

3,059

foot sex

639

foot job

2,596

wus foot links

603

athlete foot

1,786

bob bare foot coral calcium

558

bare foot

1,664

kid foot locker

515

celebrity foot

1,660

foot massage

486

foot pain

1,047

male foot

452

lady foot locker

973

coral calcium robert bare foot

448

girl foot

952

nylon foot

429

foot tickling

936

bare foot contessa

419

teen foot

917

pretty foot

410

sexy foot

915

flat foot

403

bob bare foot

891

wus foot

399

female foot

867

swollen foot

389

hand foot mouth disease

835

foot tattoo

384

foot worship

794

aragorns foot links

370

boy foot

762

foot massager

370
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Foot

Language Translations for "foot"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

voet (paw), poot (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

këmbë (abutment, hoof, leg, locomotives, paw, peg, pin, shank, trotters). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏سير (course, file, going, impel, march, motion, pan, pass, procession, progress, propel, running, thong, walk), ‏رواسب (deposit, dregs, grout, leavings, lees, magma, precipitate, residue, sediment, settlings, tartar), ‏رقص (choreography, dance, dancing, dandle, frisk, hop, limbo, perform, trip), ‏أسفل (bottom, nethermost, undermost), ‏إجتاز سيرا, ‏القدم قياس للطول, ‏خطو (footing), ‏شىء كالقدم, ‏سفح, قَدَم (step), ‏تفعيلة, ‏قدم (advance, age, antiquity, arrive, be age-old, become old, become timeworn, bring forward, bring out, chip, come, come back, display, extend, get to, give in, move forward, obsolescence, offer, peg, precede, present, produce, proffer, reach, return, set forth, show, submit, tender, turn in), ‏قدم الجورب, ‏قعر (bed, bottom, concave, depth, dish, floor, hollow), ‏مشى (carry, go, pan, perambulate, step, traipse, travel, tread, walk), ‏كعب (cube, heel, talus), رِجْل (leg), ‏سار الى الامام. (various references)

   

Asturian

  

pie. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

cayu. (various references)

   

Basque

  

pasabide (corridor, foot-bridge). (various references)

   

Bemba

  

ulukasa. (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

mohkát. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

край на списък, пиедестал (pedestal), пехота (infantry), подножие, поли (brim, lap), походка (action, deportment, gait, pace, step, tread, walk, walking), правя сбор, долна част (heel, sole), вървя (go, gone, move, pass, pike, progress, push on, ride, run, sell, step, track, tread, walk, work), събирам (accumulate, add, add together, add up, aggregate, amass, assemble, bring together, call forth, call together, club, collect, compile, congregate, cumulate, drum up, embody, enlist, furl, garner, gather, get together, harvest, lump, lump together, mass, muster, muster up, pin down, pull together, punch, raise, rake, rake together, rake up, rally, reassemble, reunite, round up, run up, scare up, sum, sum up, swoop, total, totalize, whip in), крак (leg, paddle, peg, podium, shank, stilt), танцувам (dance, hoof, hop, step it), ход (action, bat, course, current, gait, going, lapse, motion, move, movement, operation, pace, passage, passing, play, ploy, process, race, rate, run, running, stream, swing, tenor, tide, track, train, tread, twist, walk, way), ходило (metatarsus, thenar), ходя (date, get about, go, navigate, step, walk), стъпало (metatarsus, rung, running board, shoulder, sill, stage, stave, step, tread), основа (accidence, alkali, base, basis, bed, footing, foundation, fundamental, grounding, groundwork, joint, lye, pedestal, radix, seat, seating, sole, staff, stem, substratum, substructure, theme, underpinning, warp, warp and woof). (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

tiil. (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

patas. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(a kick, role), (to be sufficient), 英尺 , (Feet), 步兵 (foot soldier, infantry, infantryman), . (various references)

   

Cornish

  

trós (starling). (various references)

   

Czech

  

chodidlo (sole). (various references)

   

Danish

  

fod (paw), pote (paw). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

voet (paw), poot (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

chaqui. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

futo, piedo (paw). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

fótur (paw). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فوت =مقیاس طول انگلیسی معادل 21اینچ , پایکوبی کردن , پاچه (Leg), پازدن (Leg, Pedal), پا (Leg, Paw, Peg, Pod), پرداختن مخارج , هجای شعری , قدم (Pace, Step, Stride), دامنه (Amplitude, Hillside, Skirt). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jalka (base, leg, paw, stand, stem), alareuna (bottom, lower edge). (various references)

   

French

  

pied (footpad, footring, plain foot, unmounted foot), patte (foot of an animal, footer). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

foet (paw). (various references)

   

German

  

Fuß (base, feet, heel, leg, paw, root). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πόδι (leg), βάση (base, basis, bed, foothold, footing, ground, groundwork, mounting, pedestal). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

këmbë (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לרקוד (caper, dance, leap, prance), פרסה (hoof, horseshoe, shoe), כף הרגל, רגל (base, leg). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

láb (dog, feet, hoof, hooves, leg, paw, props, stand, toe), lábfej (feet, hand, peg). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

fótur (paw). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kaki (base, leg, paw), ceker (claw). (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

esigaq. (various references)

   

Irish

  

cos (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Italian

  

piede (leg, paw, peg), zampa (footer, four-footed, leg, paw), zoccolo (base, baseboard, clog, hoof, plinth, sabot, skirting), base (base, basic, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork, plinth, scaffolding, standard, station, stock). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

(gait, leg, pace), 裳裾 (cuff, hem, train), ファロー鹿 (fallow deer, fan, fan club, fancy, fancy ball, fancy dress, fancy food, fancy goods, fancy store, fanfare, fan-jet, fan-out, fantastic, fantasy, feasibility study, feature, feed, feedback, feeder, feeding, feet, foundation, fumble, fun, fun fair, function, function key, functor, fund, fund manager, fund trust, fundamental, fundamentals, funk, funky, phantom). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

フィート (feet), あし (bulrush, ditch reed, evil, gait, leg, pace, reed), もすそ (cuff, hem, train). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

kulu. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

보병 (Feet, FT, infantry). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

(paw). (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

stapalo. (various references)

   

Malagasy

  

tongotra. (various references)

   

Malay

  

kaki (paw). (various references)

   

Manx

  

goll er chosh, bun (base, basis, bottom, derivation, details, dope, end, explanation, eye of storm, foundation, heart, interpretation, news, origin, original, prime, principle, raw material, root, root cause, sole, source, stem, stool, stump, underneath). (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

ohsìta. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

fot (feet, paw). (various references)

   

Occitan

  

pauta (paw), . (various references)

   

Papago

  

tad. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

pia (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ootfay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

stopa (paw). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

(base, leg, paw, tootsy), pata (claw, hoof, leg, paw). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

. (various references)

   

Provencal

  

. (various references)

   

Quechua

  

chakipichu (on foot). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

picior (base, joint, leg, paw, peg, shoulder, stalk, stem, toe). (various references)

   

Romansch

  

pe. (various references)

   

Ruanda

  

ikirenge. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

нога (hoof, leg, peg). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cas (abrupt, curled, fire, gnash the teeth, haft : casan, leg, oppose, passionate, paw, rash, shaft, steep, thwart, to close upon). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

lenao. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

stopalo (tootsy), stopa (foot rule, footstep, rate, step), platiti (defray, pay, pay up, remunerate), noga (leg, peg, shank, tootsy), nožni (leg, pedal). (various references)

   

Shona

  

tsoka. (various references)

   

Sicilian

  

pedi. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pie (base, bottom, butt, catchword, f, footing, haunch, leg, paw, stalk, stem), pata (Drake, duck, f, flat, hoof, lap, leg, pad, paw, peg, strap, tab). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

futu (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

mguu (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Swazi

  

lú-nyawo. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fot (footing, heel, hoof, leg, paw, stand, stem), stativ (frame, stand, tripod). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เท้า (feet), ส่วนล่าง. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ayak (buttress, foot-operated, hoof, leg, pace, paw, plates, pod, stand, step, stillage, stride, tootsy). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

pyяadalamak (go by foot), pyяada (by foot). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

ступня (pace), крокувати (pace, stalk, step), основа (backbone, base, basement, bases, basis, bottom, carcass, chain, groundwork, pedestal, pediment, principle, root, source, substratum, substructure, underlay), оплачувати (defray, pay, pay for, remunerate), нога (leg, shank), піхота (infantry), підсумовувати (abstract, cast, inventory, slip up, sum, summarize, totalize), протанцьовувати. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

chậu rửa chân (foot-pan), đồi thấp dưới chân núi (foot-hill), bước đi thềm (foot-pace), bậc (foot-pace, line, order, rank), cây trị điên (bear's foot), cầu dành cho người đi bộ (foot-bridge), đá nền đá ở chân mồ (foot-stone), chú tiểu đồng (footboy, foot-page), vỉa hè đường nhỏ (foot-path), cuộc đi bộ (foot-race), dép (foot-gear, foot-wear, toe, understanding), lính bộ binh (dogface, foot-soldier), người đi bộ (foot-passenger, pedestrian), sốt aptơ (foot-and-mouth disease), vỉa hè (foot-way, sidewalk), chú bé hầu (footboy, foot-page). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

troed (handle, leg). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

ngenyayo (By foot). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ook (leg, paw). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

unyawo (paw). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Foot

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

pous. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

pede, pedem, pedes, pedi, pedibus, pedibusque, pedis, pedum, pes, pes pedis, planta, plantae, plantam, plantas. (various references)

Avestan200-600

frabdem, pâdha, pad. (various references)

Old English450-1100

fot. (various references)

Persian800-Modern

pa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Foot

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 5, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintUmeiV este to alaV thV ghV ean de to alaV mwranqh en tini alisqhsetai eiV ouden iscuei eti ei mh blhqhnai exw kai katapateisqai upo twn anqrwpwn
Latin405VulgateVos estis sal terrae quod si sal evanuerit in quo sallietur ad nihilum valet ultra nisi ut mittatur foras et conculcetur ab hominibus
Old English990West SaxonGeo sendden eorðan salt. gyf þæt saltawyrð on þam þe hyt [gesylt bið. hit] nemæg syððen to nahte. buton þæt hyt syeut-aworpen. & syo fram mannen fortredon.
Middle English1395WyclifYe ben salt of the erthe; that if the salt vanysche awey, whereynne schal it be saltid? To no thing it is worth ouere, no but that it be cast out, and be defoulid of men.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYe are ye salt of the erthe: but and yf ye salt have lost hir saltnes what can be salted ther with? It is thence forthe good for nothynge but to be cast oute and to be troade vnder fote of men.
Jacobean English1611King JamesYe are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Victorian English1833WebsterYe are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
Basic English1964OgdenYou are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Foot

LanguageMatthew Chapter 5, Verse 13
Cebuano¶ "Kamo mao ang asin alang sa yuta; apan kon ang asin kawad-an sa iyang lami, unsaon pa man sa pagpabalik niini sa iyang kaparat? Kini dili na gayud magpulos sa bisan unsa, kondili angay na lang kining isalibay sa gawas aron tunobtunoban sa mga tawo.
Croatian"Vi ste sol zemlje. Ali ako sol obljutavi, èime æe se ona osoliti? Nije više ni za što, nego da se baci van i da ljudi po njoj gaze."
DanishI ere Jordens Salt; men dersom Saltet mister sin Kraft, hvormed skal det da saltes? Det duer ikke til andet end at kastes ud og nedtrædes af Menneskene.
DutchGij zijt het zout der aarde; indien nu het zout smakeloos wordt, waarmede zal het gezouten worden? Het deugt nergens meer toe, dan om buiten geworpen, en van de mensen vertreden te worden.
FinnishTe olette maan suola; mutta jos suola käy mauttomaksi, millä se saadaan suolaiseksi? Se ei enää kelpaa mihinkään muuhun kuin pois heitettäväksi ja ihmisten tallattavaksi.
FrenchVous êtes le sel de la terre. Mais si le sel perd sa saveur, avec quoi la lui rendra-t-on? Il ne sert plus qu`à être jeté dehors, et foulé aux pieds par les hommes.
GermanIhr seid das Salz der Erde. Wo nun das Salz dumm wird, womit soll man's salzen? Es ist hinfort zu nichts nütze, denn das man es hinausschütte und lasse es die Leute zertreten.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari"Kalian adalah garam dunia. Kalau garam menjadi tawar, mungkinkah diasinkan kembali? Tidak ada gunanya lagi, melainkan dibuang dan diinjak-injak orang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama"Bahwa kamu inilah garam dunia. Jikalau garam itu menjadi tawar, dengan apakah dapat ia diasinkan pula? Tiadalah ia berguna lagi, hanyalah akan dibuang dan dipijak-pijak orang.
ItalianVoi siete il sale della terra; ma se il sale perdesse il sapore, con che cosa lo si potrà render salato? A null'altro serve che ad essere gettato via e calpestato dagli uomini.
LatvianJûs esat zemes sâls. Bet ja sâls zaudç savas spçjas, ar ko tad sâlîs? Tâ neder vairs nekam, tikai izmeðanai ârâ, lai cilvçki to samîtu.
Manx GaelicShiuish sollan y thallooin: agh my ta'n sollan er choayl e vlass, kys hig e vree ayn reesht? cha vel ymmyd erbee sodjey ny chour, agh dy ve tilgit magh, as stampit fo cassyn deiney.
Maori¶ Ko koutou te tote o te whenua: otira ki te hemo te ha o te tote, ma te aha e whai tikanga tote ai? heoi ano tona painga, na ka akiritia ki waho, ka takahia e nga tangata.
NorwegianI er jordens salt; men når saltet mister sin kraft, hvad skal det så saltes med? Det duer ikke lenger til noget, uten til å kastes ut og tredes ned av menneskene.
RumanianVoi sknteyi sarea pqmkntului. Dar dacq sarea kwi pierde gustul, prin ce kwi va cqpqta iarqw puterea de a sqra? Atunci nu mai este bunq la nimic deckt sq fie lepqdatq afarq, wi cqlcatq kn picioare de oameni.
RussianчЩ--УПМШ ЪЕНМЙ. еУМЙ ЦЕ УПМШ РПФЕТСЕФ УЙМХ, ФП ЮЕН УДЕМБЕЫШ ЕЕ УПМЕОПА? пОБ ХЦЕ ОЙ Л ЮЕНХ ОЕЗПДОБ, ЛБЛ ТБЪЧЕ ЧЩВТПУЙФШ ЕЕ ЧПО ОБ РПРТБОЙЕ МАДСН.
Shuar¶ `átumka ju nunkanam wee ana aintsanketrume. Tura wéeaitiat jeakchaitkiunka Míchuiti. ¿Nusha itiur Yuámniak ati? Antsu ántraiti. Tuma asamtai aa najatai tepet tusar ajapashtinkiait' Tímiayi.
Spanish"Vosotros sois la sal de la tierra. Pero si la sal pierde su sabor, ¿con qué será salada? No vale más para nada, sino para ser echada fuera y pisoteada por los hombres.
Swahili"Ninyi ni chumvi ya dunia! Lakini chumvi ikipoteza ladha yake itakolezwa na nini? Haifai kitu tena, ila hutupwa nje na kukanyagwa na watu.
SwedishI ären jordens salt; men om saltet mister sin sälta, varmed skall man då giva det sälta igen? Till intet annat duger det än till att kastas ut och trampas ned av människorna.
Uma¶ "Koi' to mpotuku' -a ma'ala rarapai' -ki poi', to mpokeni kalompea' hi manusia'. Aga ane uma-di nituku' tudui' -kue, koi' hewa poi' to mononto, uma-pi bisa rapomopoi' nculii', pai' uma-pi ria kalaua-na, alaa-na ratadi-mi pai' rapolisaa.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Foot

Derivations

Words beginning with "foot": footage, footages, football, footballer, footballers, footballs, footbath, footbaths, footboard, footboards, footboy, footboys, footbridge, footbridges, footcloth, footcloths, footdragger, footdraggers, footed, footer, footers, footfall, footfalls, footfault, footfaulted, footfaulting, footfaults, footgear, footgears, foothill, foothills, foothold, footholds, footie, footier, footies, footiest, footing, footings, footlambert, footlamberts, footle, footled, footler, footlers, footles, footless, footlessly, footlessness, footlessnesses, footlights. (additional references)

Words ending with "foot": afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crowfoot, finfoot, flatfoot, forefoot, goosefoot, hotfoot, outfoot, pussyfoot, splayfoot, tenderfoot, underfoot, webfoot. (additional references)

Words containing "foot": barefooted, bigfoots, clubfooted, cocksfoots, coltsfoots, crowfoots, finfoots, flatfooted, flatfooting, flatfoots, goosefoots, hotfooted, hotfooting, hotfoots, outfooted, outfooting, outfoots, pussyfooted, pussyfooter, pussyfooters, pussyfooting, pussyfoots, splayfooted, surefooted, surefootedly, surefootedness, surefootednesses, tenderfoots. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Foot" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fadot, fasolt, fato, favot, Fayot, ffot, fhout, fiot, Fiott, fito, fitou, floot, flot, Floto, Flotow, foat, foch, foet, foft, Foit, fono, foo, foof, fook, foom, foon, foop, foor, foos, foota, foote, footz, fooy, Fosh, fost, fot, foth, foto, foton, fott, foty, fotz, fouet, foug, foui, foust, fout, Fouta, Foutou, fouw, foxt, foyt, froot, frot, frout, fuoz, fut, Futo, ifut, ofat, ofit, voot. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Foot"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "foot" (pronounced fuh"t)
3f uh" tafoot, underfoot.
2-uh" tput, soot.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Foot

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "f-o-o-t"

-1 letter: oft, oot, too.

-2 letters: of, to.

 Words containing the letters "f-o-o-t"
 

+1 letter: afoot, foots, footy.

 

+2 letters: foetor, footed, footer, footie, footle, footsy, forgot, outfox.

 

+3 letters: bigfoot, comfort, eftsoon, fatwood, festoon, finfoot, foetors, foldout, folkmot, footage, footboy, footers, footier, footies, footing, footled, footler, footles, footman, footmen, footpad, footsie, footway, foretop, foxtrot, fronton, hotfoot, outflow, outfool, outfoot, pooftah, poofter, rooftop, tomfool, twofold, webfoot, witloof.

 

+4 letters: barefoot, bigfoots, bowfront, clubfoot, cockloft, cofactor, comforts, confetto, confront, crowfoot, eftsoons, fatwoods, festoons, fetology, finfoots, flatfoot, floodlit, foldboat, foldouts, folkmoot, folkmote, folkmots, footages, football, footbath, footboys, footfall, footgear, foothill, foothold, footiest, footings, footlers, footless, footlike, footling, footmark, footnote, footpace, footpads, footpath, footrace, footrest, footrope, footsies, footslog, footsore, footstep, footwall, footways, footwear, footwork, footworn, forefoot, foremost, foretold, foretops, forsooth, foveolet, foxtrots, freeboot, frontons, goofiest, haftorot, hoofbeat, hotfoots, offshoot, outflown, outflows, outfools, outfoots, outfound, outfoxed, outfoxes, outfrown, oversoft, pooftahs, poofters, postform, rooftops, rooftree, rotiform, sforzato, shofroth, softwood, tomfools, toplofty, townfolk, twofolds, unforgot, wetproof, witloofs.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Frequency
15. Names: Derived from
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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